Date of Award
Spring 5-13-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Meredith Greif
Second Advisor
Dr. Adia Harvey
Third Advisor
Dr. James Ainsworth
Abstract
The goal of this project is to investigate the development of ethnic identity among different Black ethnic groups in the United States. The three different Black ethnic groups that will be investigated are: 1) African immigrants, 2) African-Americans, and 3) Diasporic African immigrants (Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, etc.). These groups were selected because they broadly encompass the bulk of the range of people of African ancestry in the United States amalgamated under the term “Black.” Through thematic analysis of in-depth interviews, this project explores the impacts of immigration status, discrimination and inter-group relations (between different Black ethnic groups) on the ways that members of different Black ethnic groups form their ethnic identities. This analysis reveals that place, ethnic pride, and inter-and intra-racial relationships all affect the ethnic identity development process differently across Black ethnic groups.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1926818
Recommended Citation
Ogundipe, Victor A. Jr., "The Development of Ethnic Identity among African-American, African Immigrant and Diasporic African Immigrant University Students." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1926818