Problems of Black Female Students at a Predominantly White University

An 11-year analysis of Black students' experience of problems and use of services: Implications for counseling professionals.

“…The finding that finances and academic adjustment were ranked first or second, respectively, at each of the five survey points, though not expected, is consistent with the results of other one-time studies (Pliner & Brown, 1985;Weissberg et al, 1982;Westbrook et al, 1978;Wright, 1978). Living conditions was ranked third in this study each year except 1987.…”

Black Mathematics and Science Majors: Why So Few?

“…They also express a need for assistance in career decision making. In a predominantly White coeducational university, 34% of the Black female students ranked career decision making as a problem (Wright, 1978). Black college women have expressed a greater need to develop career plans than have any other race-sex subsample (Hall, 1983), a finding that parallels their greater likelihood of looking for work than other racesex subsamples (Smith, 1981).…”

Career Counseling Black Women in a Predominantly White Coeducational University

“…Many minority students experience frustration and loneliness. Although the university setting has been described as stressful for all students (Bettelheim & Janowitz, 1964;Hambury & Adams, 1967), the predominantly White coeducational setting is more stressful to Black students because of the compounded effects of racism experienced by Black students (Bradley, 1967;Wright, 1978). Black female students' (BFS) experiences are complicated by ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (Wright, 1978).…”

“…Although the university setting has been described as stressful for all students (Bettelheim & Janowitz, 1964;Hambury & Adams, 1967), the predominantly White coeducational setting is more stressful to Black students because of the compounded effects of racism experienced by Black students (Bradley, 1967;Wright, 1978). Black female students' (BFS) experiences are complicated by ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (Wright, 1978). Samuel and Laird (1974) found that BFS at predominantly White college campuses tended to score significantly lower on the Physical Self-Concept Scale than did BFS attending predominantly Black colleges.…”

“…Furthermore, BFS have been cited as the group with the lowest status in predominantly White settings, specifically in regards to interpersonal relationships (Hedegard & Brown, 1969;Stewart, 1971;Willie & McCord, 1972). Wright (1978) investigated the problems BFS have in a predominantly White coeducational university. She concluded that they are disadvantaged economically, academically, socially, and racially.…”