Diversity Among University Students in the U.S.: An Analysis of Student Ethnic Group Preferences and its Impact on Campus Diversity

Authors

Joseph Pang, Cal Poly HumboldtFollow
Diana Olivan, Cal Poly HumboldtFollow
Amber Gaffney, Cal Poly Humboldt

Publication Date

2023

College

College of Professional Studies

Department

Psychology

Document Type

Article

Description

The current study explores students' ethnic identity, ethnocentrism, and friendship diversity and how they these variables relate to with whom students interact. The study uses research from intergroup relations, friendship diversity, and ethnic identification. Specifically, the study will examine how ethnic identification, ethnocentrism, and student cultural group involvement relate to intergroup anxiety which, in turn, relates to intergroup bias. Through this work, we seek to understand how intergroup relations stands amongst People of Color (POC) in the United States.