2018: Daria Graham

During Women’s History Month, the University of Dayton Women’s Center coordinates, as an experiential learning opportunity for students, an annual exhibit highlighting the contributions women have made at the University of Dayton. Theme for 2018: Trailblazers.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/women_of_ud/1005/thumbnail.jp

Dan Miller: 1948-2017

Dan Miller, professor emeritus of sociology, died March 30, 2017. He was 69

Everyday Racial Interactions for Whites and College Students of Color

While in the recent past overtly racist comments were tolerated and expected, now social pressures exist to avoid such racist statements (Feagin, 2006). However, subtle measures and tests in psychology and social psychology suggest a nonracist mask is covering an intact racist core, and that whites regularly underestimate the extent of their prejudice (Bonilla-Silva & Forman, 2000; Kawakami, Dunn, Karmali, & Dovidio, 2009). There is much social science literature on modern racism or colorblind racism: negative racial attitudes that haven\u27t disappeared, they\u27ve just gone underground (Bonilla-Silva, 2006; Carr, 1997; Dovidio & Gaertner, 1991). Specifically, many argue that racism is hidden, subtle, and invisible, even if its consequences are not. In order to further investigate this underground or subtle racism, Joe Feagin and I asked over 1,000 college students of all racial backgrounds across the U.S. to keep a journal or diary detailing their everyday racial interactions. We sought to examine if and how race impacts college students\u27 daily lives. We published a book, Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage (Picca & Feagin, 2007) that examines the accounts of the 626 white college students; we\u27re currently writing a second book on the experiences of the more than 400 students of color. The college students were recruited from across the United States, oversampIing in the southeast and midwest, and the majority of the students were in the traditional age range (18 to 25). Numerous white students in the sample said that racism was less of a problem among their generation, who were more accepting. Many white students wrote, Racism will die when Grandpa dies, indicating that their generation is remarkably different than previous generations. However, analyzing the journals reveals that this is far from true. Grandpa\u27S racism is still alive and well-it just looks different for young adults today

The Great Condom Adventure: Analyzing College Students’ Narratives of Buying Condoms

This project analyzes college students’ narratives buying condoms. Research suggests young persons do not consistently use condoms, and this study will provide an in-depth analysis to students affect toward condoms. We analyzed narratives written by 115 undergraduate students of their condom buying experiences. The vast majority of the students’ narratives about their condom buying experience fit a common framework, with elements including: preplanning, walking in the store, looking inconspicuous while wandering, finding the “hidden” condom location, making their selection, carrying and hiding the condoms, selecting a cashier and rushing through checkout, anticipating ridicule, and walking out of the store. Research indicates that the majority of college-aged persons are sexually active and do not always use protection. We speculate that the negative emotions associated with buying condoms, as repeated in their narratives, may contribute to young people inconsistent use of contraception

Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage

Racial events that reveal the larger forces of racism in society are common and obvious in the sociospatial realm we term the backstage, especially in situations where whites interact with white friends and relatives. Backstage settings, where interactions typically take place among whites only, involve an array of complex interactions and performances. There we observe all dimensions of racial events-- indications of who is allowed and not allowed in the backstage, what racialized performances are tolerated or expected there, the sociospatial character of contexts, the impact of conventional racial framing, and the pervasive influence of the larger society. Here we go beyond the content of what happened to numerous other dimensions. Although we deem it important to provide descriptions of events, our goal is also to access how and where these interactions transpire, as well as various underlying features

DOC 2018-01 Human Sexuality Studies Certificate

Legislative Authority; Art. III. B. 1-7; DOC 2015-0

‘For Your Ears Only!’ Donald Sterling and Backstage Racism in Sport

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate how racism manifests ‘behind closed doors’ in the backstage private domain. We do this with reference to recent high-profile controversies in the US and UK. In particular, we use the concepts of frontstage (public) and backstage (private) racism to unpack the extraordinary case in point of the ex-National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise owner Donald Sterling. The paper concludes that though it is important for frontstage racism to be disrupted, activist scholars must be mindful of the lesser-known, and lesser-researched, clandestine backstage racism that, we argue, galvanises more public manifestations. The Donald Sterling case is an example of how backstage racism functions and, potentially, how it can be resisted

Part 2: 1900 to 1950

This three-part series, hosted by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, shares the historical events that have shaped our community racially, socially and economically. Each segment (about 20 minutes each) highlights key moments in Dayton’s history from the 1700s to the early 2000s and features elders from our community as they retell their earliest memories of Dayton. It was held October 14, 21, and 28, 2021

Two-Faced Racism

Two-Faced Racism is a reference to a 2007 book published by sociologists Leslie H. Picca and Joe R. Feagin. Using journals collected by 626 white college students across the United States, the authors examine whites\u27 private conversations and conclude that racism is thriving in white-only social networks. The white students\u27 interactions were “two-faced,” or remarkably different if they were in the company of people of color (“frontstage”) compared to only among other whites (“backstage”)

Part 4: Systemic Racism in Dayton Today

The legacy of slavery and Jim Crow legal segregation are prominent in intergenerational wealth and wealth creating resources which impacts every part of our society. We need to shift conversations about race away from sin and hate, and examine power and policies