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ERIC Number: EJ550382
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3373
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Exploring Whiteness: A Study of Self Labels for White Americans.
Martin, Judith N.; Krizek, Robert L.; Nakayama, Thomas K.; Bradford, Lisa
Communication Quarterly, v44 n2 p125-44 Spr 1996
Examines the preferences and meanings of labels for White Americans as discursively defined expressions of identity, after preliminary revelations of resistance by Whites to self-labeling was seen. Surveys 371 White undergraduate students, rating seven labels regarding preference and discussing feelings about self-labeling. Reveals that the most preferred label is "White," the least preferred is "WASP." Interprets findings. (PA)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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