God is “color-blind”: The problem of race in a diverse Christian fraternity
The following case study utilizes in-depth qualitative interviews and participant observation data in order to examine how color-blindness operates in a diverse Christian fraternity. The color-blind ideology functions in two distinct ways: to authenticate the fraternity’s collective religious identi...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
[2014]
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| Dans: |
Critical research on religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 2, Numéro: 3, Pages: 246-264 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Young adults
B Christian fraternity B racial diversity B Collège B color-blind ideology B Inequality |
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| Résumé: | The following case study utilizes in-depth qualitative interviews and participant observation data in order to examine how color-blindness operates in a diverse Christian fraternity. The color-blind ideology functions in two distinct ways: to authenticate the fraternity’s collective religious identity as an inclusive Christian community and to obscure within-group racial inequalities reproduced through tokenizing racist jokes aimed at its non-white members. Color-blind statements allow members to attribute their organization’s racial diversity to their accepting religious doctrine, while also making problems of race within the organization difficult to address. This article provides a theoretical contribution by highlighting the dire implications of ignoring race in diverse religious groups, particularly problematic within the “edgy” joking subculture of Christian fraternities. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303214552572 |