Are racial/ethnic minority and/or female students more likely or less likely to face any particular stressful discrete life events than those faced by all students?
Being that TSU is an HBCU and majority of the students are African American, I do not believe that racial minorities face more stressful discrete life events. However, females in general are more likely to face stress than other students for a few reasons. Females tend to include more people in their social network, care more about them and are more emotionally involved in the lives of the people around them. In turn, they are more apt to feel stress when others in their network feel stress. Females are also more vulnerable than men to stress because they respond more passively; …show more content…
I do believe that African American female students are more likely to face one of the five chronic strains than those faced by all students. In African American culture, it is common to see females grow up fast or have more pressure put on them than their male counterparts. This is an example of “role restricting” meaning that the student may be forced to figure things out on their own and instantly play the role of an adult; or on the contrary, others may have their first taste of independence and have to adapt.
1.Do racial/ethnic minority students cope with stress or use social support differently than other students?
Racial/ethnic minority students do cope with stress or use social support differently in many ways. A lot of times with minorities, they lack family support which can result in lack of financial resources and can affect one’s emotions. Also, African Americans tend to rely on the church and prayer a lot more to cope than other minorities/students.
1.Do female students cope with stress or use social support differently than male
Being that TSU is an HBCU and majority of the students are African American, I do not believe that racial minorities face more stressful discrete life events. However, females in general are more likely to face stress than other students for a few reasons. Females tend to include more people in their social network, care more about them and are more emotionally involved in the lives of the people around them. In turn, they are more apt to feel stress when others in their network feel stress. Females are also more vulnerable than men to stress because they respond more passively; …show more content…
I do believe that African American female students are more likely to face one of the five chronic strains than those faced by all students. In African American culture, it is common to see females grow up fast or have more pressure put on them than their male counterparts. This is an example of “role restricting” meaning that the student may be forced to figure things out on their own and instantly play the role of an adult; or on the contrary, others may have their first taste of independence and have to adapt.
1.Do racial/ethnic minority students cope with stress or use social support differently than other students?
Racial/ethnic minority students do cope with stress or use social support differently in many ways. A lot of times with minorities, they lack family support which can result in lack of financial resources and can affect one’s emotions. Also, African Americans tend to rely on the church and prayer a lot more to cope than other minorities/students.
1.Do female students cope with stress or use social support differently than male