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Carter-Francique, A., & Flowers, C.L. (2013). Intersections of race, ethnicity and gender in sport. In E.A. Roper (Ed.), Gender Relations in Sport (pp. 73–93). Boston, MA: Sense. doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-455-0_5
Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to describe the relationship between gender, race, and ethnicity in sport. Gender has been a topic of conversation in sport for many decades, with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX)... Read More
Keywords: Black Women, Female Athlete, Sport Participation, Sport Organization, National Collegiate Athletic Association
McDowell, J., Carter-Francique, A. 2017. An Intersectional Analysis of the Workplace Experiences of African American Female Athletic Directors. Sex Roles 77, 393–408.
Abstract: Using intersectionality theory as a lens, the present study investigated the organizational experiences of African American women athletic directors. We use data collected from face-to-face interviews with ten African American women athletic directors of NCAA Division I, II, and III... Read More
Keywords: Black Student, Critical Race Theory, College Athlete, College Sport, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Carter-Francique, A., Hart, A., & Cheeks, G. (2015). Examining the Value of Social Capital and Social Support for Black Student-Athletes' Academic Success. Journal of African American Studies, 19(2), 157-177.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand how social capital and social support influence the academic success of Black student-athletes that attend predominantly White institutions of higher education (PWIHEs). Utilizing a qualitative approach, the authors conducted narrative interviews to... Read More
Keywords: Black Student, Critical Race Theory, College Athlete, College Sport, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Carter-Francique, A., Hart, A., & Steward, A. (2013). Black College Athletes’ Perceptions of Academic Success and the Role of Social Support. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 6(2), 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1123/jis.6.2.231
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand Black college athletes’ perceptions of academic success and how social support contributes to their academic success at predominantly white institutions of higher education (PWIHE). Utilizing a qualitative approach, the authors conducted narrative... Read More
Keywords: Black Student, Critical Race Theory, College Athlete, College Sport, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (2016) Conclusion: Toward a Future African Diasporic Approach to Research Diaspora. In: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (eds) Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_14
Abstract: Black transnational engagement between researchers in Brazil and those in the United States adds one more layer to the “major dialogue shaping the cultures and politics of the Afro-Atlantic world” (Matory 2006, 153). Contrary to the notion that intellectual trends... Read More
Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking,Black Woman, African American Youth, Race Relation, Black American Culture, Racial Climate
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu
Hordge-Freeman E. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT BASED ON RACIAL FEATURES FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. Innov Aging. 2017;1(Suppl 1):943. Published 2017 Jun 30. doi:10.1093/geroni/igx004.3388
Abstract: This presentation examines how differential treatment based on racial features (skin color, hair texture and nose shape) in one’s family may have enduring consequences. Relying on research conducted through 116 semi-structured interviews and ethnography in fifteen phenotypically diverse Afro-Brazilian families... Read More
Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu
Conner, C.T. (2017), The Social Construction of Race in Brazil: A Postcolonial Ethnographic Account of Race in Afro‐Brazilian Families. Symbolic Interaction, 40: 447-449. doi:10.1002/symb.283
Abstract: The Color of Love is an ethnographic study detailing how race is constructed by, and how it shapes familial relations within, Afro-Brazilian families. While Eurocentric studies of race usually construct distinct categories of the variable, this study shows how Brazilians... Read More
Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu
Hordge-Freeman E., Mitchell-Walthour G.L. (2016) Introduction: In Pursuit of Du Bois’s “Second-Sight” through Diasporic Dialogues. In: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (eds) Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_1
Abstract: In Souls of Black Folk, sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois elaborates on the notion of “double-consciousness,” a concept that captures how racial marginalization shapes the perspectives, experiences, and identity of blacks in American society. He characterizes blacks’ positionality as one... Read More
Keywords: Black Woman, Knowledge, Production, African American Culture, Identity, Negotiation, Black Folk, racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu
Wingfield, A.H., Hordge-Freeman, E. and Smith-Lovin, L. (2018), "Does the Job Matter? Diversity Officers and Racialized Stress", Race, Identity and Work (Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 32), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 197-215
Abstract: Research indicates that work in predominantly white professional settings generates stress for minority professionals. However, certain occupations may enable or constrain these race-related stressors. In this paper, we use affect control theory to examine the identity dynamics present in professions... Read More
Keywords: race, minority professionals, stress, occupations, emotions, emotional management, racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu
Hordge-Freeman, E. and Harrington, J., 2015. Ties that Bind: Localizing the Occupational Motivations that Drive Non-Union Affiliated Domestic Workers in Salvador, Brazil. Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers, pp.137-157.
Abstract: In March 2013, coinciding with International Women’s Day, the Brazilian Congress approved a series of sweeping labor reforms related to domestic work, which some argue represent the “second abolition of slavery.” 1 The reforms were framed in this way in... Read More
Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking
Contact: hordgefreema@usf.edu