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Sister Acts: Resisting Men's Domination in Black and White Fraternity Little Sister Programs

Stombler, Mindy, Padavic, Irene·1997·Social Problems
DOI 10.2307/3096945
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Fraternity little sister programs on college campuses both produce and resist gender inequality. This study draws on data from 40 in-depth interviews and participant observation on college campuses in the Southeast to examine race differences in types of resistance. Black little sisters used collective forms of resistance, which had greater success than white little sisters' individual forms of resistance. Structural and ideological differences in little sister organizations account for these different responses, which we trace to different cultural prescriptions for women's reliance on men and different knowledge about individual and collective resistance.

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  • Sororities pay attention to ways they believe women can attract positive male attention to their members and organizations.

    “Unlike men's organizations, sororities pay attention to the ways in which they believe women can attract positive male attention to their members and their organizations at large (Stombler & Padavic, 1997).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Stombler & Padavic, 1997

  • Women historically have not been encouraged to engage in overt competition, but they engage in competition in less obvious ways.

    “Although women historically have not been encouraged to engage in overt competition (Stombler & Padavic, 1997), women engage in competition in less obvious ways.”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Stombler & Padavic, 1997

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Authors
Stombler, M., & Padavic, I.
Affiliations
Texas Tech University (US)
ORCID
Padavic, Irene
Venue
Social Problems
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1997-05
Volume
44
Issue
2
Pages
257-275
ISSN
  • 0037-7791 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-8533
DOI
10.2307/3096945
OpenAlex
W2167642005
Cited by
55
References
50
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
FWCI
6.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Social Problems (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
Keywords
fraternities, gender inequality, racial differences, collective resistance, individual resistance, Black women, white women, female university students, gender ideology, southeastern United States

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