Date of Award
Spring 2017
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Vincent Lyon-Callo
Second Advisor
Dr. Kristina Wirtz
Third Advisor
Dr. Douglas Davidson
Keywords
Content analysis, colorblind racism, linguistics, race relations, ideology
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This research adds to previous scholarship on colorblind racism which investigates the ways in which students at Western Michigan University use new language compared to the Jim Crow past to defend or challenge the modern racial order in the United States. Using data collected from 15 voluntary participants I conducted a content analysis of participant’s responses to questions regarding race and racism with the purpose of demonstrating the use of colorblind racism or the challenge to the dominant racial order.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Christopher, "Anything but Race: Content Analysis of Racial Discourse" (2017). Masters Theses. 911.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/911