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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101138629634
ISBN-139781138629639
eBay Product ID (ePID)239967231
Product Key Features
Number of Pages138 Pages
Publication NameDiversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations : Breaking the Line
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology / General, Student Life & Student Affairs, Organizations & Institutions, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorDevon R. Goss, Wendy Marie Laybourn
Subject AreaSocial Science, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-049155
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAnalyzing interview data from non-Black members of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO), Laybourn and Goss reveal that there remains much to be learned about integration and crossing the color-line. In this remarkable study, the authors examine what non-Black BGLO members can tell us about race, symbolic boundaries, cultural investments, systems of racial stratification, and allyship. Breaking the Line is an accessible, nuanced, and important piece of scholarship. Robin R. Means Coleman is Professor of Communication and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan More than sixty years ago, noted sociologist Alfred McClung Lee published his seminal work on discrimination within collegiate fraternities. In that time, an important question has resounded: How isdifference within Greek-letter organizations navigated? In their book, two up-and-coming sociologists--Wendy Laybourn and Devon Goss--answer this pressingquestion with aplomb and perspicacity. Their work promises to take the study of collegiate fraternities and sororities, and black Greek-letter organizations especially, to new heights. Gregory S. Parks, J.D., Ph.D. is Associate Dean ofResearch,Public Engagement, & Faculty Developmentand Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal371.85
Table Of ContentIntroduction: "Why Would You Do That?": Non-Black Members of Black Fraternities and Sororities Chapter One: Brotherhood and Sisterhood: What Are Black Greek-Letter Organizations? Chapter Two: "I¿m Not Trying to Be You": Identity and Boundary Work Chapter Three: On the Yard: Race on the College Campus Chapter Four: Branded for Life: The Impact of Membership Chapter Five (Conclusion): "I¿m Not the First, and I Won¿t Be the Last": Crossing the Line, Connecting the Past and Present Methodological Appendix Glossary
SynopsisStarting in the early twentieth century and still thriving in the contemporary era, Black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs) provide social support, networking opportunities, and service for the Black community. Although BGLOs have always been majority-Black organizations, there are small numbers of non-Black individuals who choose to pledge their membership. Diversity in Black Greek-Letter Organizations: Breaking the Line explores the experiences of these non-Black members who have immersed themselves in organizations rich with Black history and culture. Through in-depth interviews with thirty-four such members, Wendy Marie Laybourn and Devon R. Goss reveal how and why these individuals come to identify with organizations designed for the uplift of races other than their own. For non-Black BGLO members, the association with a Black organization provides them the opportunity to consider the meaning of racial inequality and their own racial identities. Although many non-Black BGLO members recount challenges to their membership, the participants in Diversity in Black Greek-Letter Organizations ultimately find a sense of belonging with their Black brothers and sisters, which Laybourn and Goss argue can provide an example of the challenges and promises of cross-racial interactions as a whole.
LC Classification NumberLJ34.L36 2018
