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The Relationship between Level of African-American Acculturation and Affiliation with Fraternities and Sororities

Ninety-nine African-American undergraduates, at a historically Black college, completed the African American Acculturation Scale to compare fraternity/sorority members with independents' participation in Black cultural traditions versus dominant White society. Greek members were hypothesized to be more traditional, because these organizations represent ethnic enclaves, have duplicate institutions, and communicate ethnic socialization; findings did not support this, but reasons for joining did. They were more superstitious in their beliefs than nonmembers, likely related to pledgeship and initiation rituals. Validity data on the new measure were provided. Why participants join fraternities, why they like/dislike them, and what purposes they serve was also examined.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278572
Date08 1900
CreatorsWilcots, Kylynnedra D.
ContributorsJenkins, Sharon Rae, Ramos, Vincent, Terrell, Francis
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 107 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, 1996
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Wilcots, Kylynnedra D.

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