University students and racial discrimination: an analysis based on family income

 

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Autores: Nazaré Oliveira, Eliany, Farrapo da Silva, Vitoria Kethly, de Almeida, Paulo Cesar, de Almeida Pereira, Paulo Jorge, Osawa Vasconcelos, Maristela Inês, Ferreira Lima , Gleisson
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Data de Publicación:2025
Descripción:Introduction: Racial discrimination is a complex problem that directly affects the experience of university students, impacting not only their academic performance, but also their mental health and well-being. Objective: To discuss the characteristics of racial discrimination and its interfaces with the family income of university students. Methodology: A descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample of 751 university students from the state of Ceará, Brazil. The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire and the discrimination experience scale. Results: Among the students, 36.9% had a family income of between 1 and 2 salaries.  With regard to discrimination because of their race or color, those with an income of less than one minimum wage were the ones who experienced this the most, 39.9%. The place of occurrence with the highest exposure for those with an income of less than one minimum wage was school, 37.5%. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a direct relationship between family income and racial discrimination: the lower the income, the greater the exposure to racial discrimination. There is an urgent need to implement strategies to protect and support those who experience racial discrimination.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/180
Acceso en liña:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rpsm/article/view/180
Palabra crave:Racism
Universities
Socio-economic factors
Students
Racismo
Universidades
Factores socioeconómicos
Estudiantes
Fatores socioeconômicos
Estudantes