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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278572 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Wilcots, Kylynnedra D. |
| Contributors | Jenkins, Sharon Rae, Ramos, Vincent, Terrell, Francis |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 107 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, 1996 |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Wilcots, Kylynnedra D. |
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