2022
DOI: 10.1177/03616843221106087
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Managing Intersectional Invisibility and Hypervisibility During the Transition to College Among First-Generation Women of Color

Abstract: In the current study, we examined the transition to college for first-generation women of color. Previous studies of first-year college experiences among groups with minoritized statuses have primarily focused on first-generation students or students of color separately, with little consideration of women within these groups generally, and first-generation women of color specifically. Drawing from work in Black feminist scholarship, we explored the transition to college from the perspective of first-generation… Show more

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“…Furthermore, first-generation college student identity can be salient for Women of Color who navigate campuses alongside other identities. This experience can be heightened at more selective institutions, as they navigate environments that feel exclusive and force them to adjust behavior (Matos, 2015; Orbe, 2004; Williams et al, 2022), and where they have not always been prepared to succeed academically (Jackson et al, 2022). This can be particularly challenging for Women of Color as they are “hypervisible” in predominantly White spaces (Jackson et al, 2022), and across ethnic and racial identities contend with racially gendered stereotyping where they might be viewed through a deficit lens or as a model minority.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Furthermore, first-generation college student identity can be salient for Women of Color who navigate campuses alongside other identities. This experience can be heightened at more selective institutions, as they navigate environments that feel exclusive and force them to adjust behavior (Matos, 2015; Orbe, 2004; Williams et al, 2022), and where they have not always been prepared to succeed academically (Jackson et al, 2022). This can be particularly challenging for Women of Color as they are “hypervisible” in predominantly White spaces (Jackson et al, 2022), and across ethnic and racial identities contend with racially gendered stereotyping where they might be viewed through a deficit lens or as a model minority.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This experience can be heightened at more selective institutions, as they navigate environments that feel exclusive and force them to adjust behavior (Matos, 2015; Orbe, 2004; Williams et al, 2022), and where they have not always been prepared to succeed academically (Jackson et al, 2022). This can be particularly challenging for Women of Color as they are “hypervisible” in predominantly White spaces (Jackson et al, 2022), and across ethnic and racial identities contend with racially gendered stereotyping where they might be viewed through a deficit lens or as a model minority. As a result, they rely on sources of support outside of the institution (Matos, 2015); such as through the funds of knowledge they have gained from family (Vaccaro et al, 2019), or through developing relationships or counterspaces that allow for authenticity (Williams et al, 2022).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Youth who may be first‐generation college students, who are disproportionately minoritized youth (Jenkins et al., 2013), may face not knowing how to navigate these new systems. Without guidance from others with college experience amidst navigating predominantly White spaces that may be riddled with microaggressions (Ogunyemi et al., 2020), racially minoritized youth may repeatedly encounter uncertainty, frustration, or a sense of disconnection (Hussain & Jones, 2021; Jackson et al., 2022). Others may not see a way out of their neighborhood and feel trapped to stay in the familiar environment they grew up in despite their desire for upward mobility.…”
Section: Ecological Systems and Racially Minoritized Youth's Resistan...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Transitional decisions require the guidance of supportive adults, but also the resources of those adults to shape these trajectories as they make decisions on these pathways to independence that impact their transition to adulthood (Martel, 2021). Additionally, some lack a sense of belonging on college campuses (Hussain & Jones, 2021; Jackson et al., 2022) or in the workplace (Pitcan et al., 2018) due to discrimination. Some racially minoritized youth may feel especially lost or overwhelmed by their current situation or impending future situation at 18 (i.e., age they are no longer considered a minor in most states) due to the tension between disparate opportunities or available options and desires resulting from institutional racism experienced as they completed their primary education and the impending ways they must navigate race and racism.…”
Section: Ecological Systems and Racially Minoritized Youth's Resistan...mentioning
confidence: 99%