Ethnic, Women's, and African American Studies Majors in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Olzak, Susan; Kangas, Nicole
Titel	Ethnic, Women's, and African American Studies Majors in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Sociology of Education, 81 (2008) 2, S.163-188 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0038-0407
DOI	10.1177/003804070808100203
Schlagwörter	Majors (Students); Black Studies; Higher Education; American Studies; Womens Studies; Ethnic Studies; African Americans; Predictor Variables; Organizational Theories; Institutional Characteristics; Ethnic Diversity; College Outcomes Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Afroamerikaner; Prädiktor; Organisationstheorie
Abstract	African American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Women's Studies programs in higher education have received wide support from faculty members and students, yet few programs offer a major or have tenure-line faculty positions. Our analysis used sociological theories to generate testable implications about the chances that an institution will offer these majors. We found that the relevant size of students' and faculty's demographic profiles reflect the chances that these majors will be offered. Moreover, institutions that offer Women's Studies programs are significantly more likely also to offer majors in Ethnic Studies and African American Studies, but this effect is asymmetric. (Contains 7 tables and 13 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10