Shallow multiculturalism undermines Latinx students' belonging by reinforcing intersectional invisibility¶
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q2 i? In a study of Latinx undergraduates at a predominantly white institution, shallow diversity efforts that lacked structural investment reinforced intersectional invisibility and undermined students' belonging. → Rebecca Covarrubias 2024
Evidence¶
Rebecca Covarrubias 2024¶
Rebecca Covarrubias. (2024). On Being Accepted: Interrogating How University Cultural Scripts Shape Personal and Political Facets of Belonging. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09970-2
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The review reports, citing Rolón-Dow et al. (2022), focus groups with Latinx undergraduates at a PWI that had launched a diversity campaign; students saw increased diversity messaging but an absence of structural representation of Latinx culture, and 'Shallow attempts at diversity reinforced a form of intersectional invisibility.'
"Shallow attempts at diversity reinforced a form of intersectional invisibility, even promoting essentialist views of Latinx identity, in ways that undermined Latinx students' belonging."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Belonging — outcome: instruction changes it
- Identity — outcome: instruction changes it
- Race and Ethnicity — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group
Related Claims¶
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- National racial violence significantly reduced belonging and confidence among Black and Latinx STEM students relative to white peers — related
- Intersectional brilliance stereotypes show mixed patterns, supporting both intersectional invisibility and double jeopardy accounts — related
- Black women and participants with intersecting identities report being overlooked, facing microaggressions, and experiencing imposter syndrome in tech spaces — related
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Shallow multiculturalism undermines Latinx students' belonging by reinforcing intersectional invisibility |
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Shallow multiculturalism undermines Latinx students' belonging by reinforcing intersectional invisibility |
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