The Life History Reflections of Privileged College Student Social Justice Allies Timothy Packard Phillips Iowa State University

The Life History Reflections of Privileged College Student Social Justice Allies Timothy Packard Phillips Iowa State University

Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2015 Working for justice: the life history reflections of privileged college student social justice allies Timothy Packard Phillips Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, and the Educational Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Phillips, Timothy Packard, "Working for justice: the life history reflections of privileged college student social justice allies" (2015). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 14610. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14610 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Working for justice: The life history reflections of privileged college student social justice allies by Timothy Packard Phillips A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major: Education (Educational Leadership) Program of Study Committee: Nancy J. Evans, Major Professor Sharon R. Bird Warren Blumenfeld Peter Englin Robert Reason Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2015 ii DEDICATION To the men who contributed to this project and their struggle for justice. Thank you for your patience, candor, and authenticity. I am certain I did not do justice to the essence of who you are through this work. Know that I stand in awe of who you are and what you do. To our allies holding diverse identities who have given us patience, grace, and the courage to struggle for a more just world that we might all enjoy. To Grandpa Deral, who I never had the privilege of knowing but who passed on through his son to me that to be educated is a privilege and with that privilege comes a responsibility to serve the community. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... vi ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. ix CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 Problem Statement .............................................................................................................. 1 Purpose Statement ............................................................................................................... 4 Research Questions ............................................................................................................. 4 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................... 5 Researcher Perspective ....................................................................................................... 7 Theoretical Framework ....................................................................................................... 8 Dominant Group Privilege ............................................................................................ 8 Ally Development Theory .......................................................................................... 10 Summary of Research Approach and Design ................................................................... 11 Overview of the Dissertation ............................................................................................ 12 Definitions......................................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................ 15 Privilege and Dominant Group Behavior ......................................................................... 15 Dominant Group Status............................................................................................... 17 Dominant Group Oppression ...................................................................................... 20 Masculinity and College Men ........................................................................................... 21 Masculinity ................................................................................................................. 23 The College Man......................................................................................................... 25 Other Privileged Social Identities ..................................................................................... 26 Social Class Privilege ................................................................................................. 26 Heterosexual Privilege ................................................................................................ 27 Temporarily Able-bodied Privilege ............................................................................ 28 Cisgender Privilege ..................................................................................................... 29 Christian Privilege ...................................................................................................... 29 Social Identity and Privilege ....................................................................................... 30 Social Justice Work........................................................................................................... 30 Life Course........................................................................................................................ 33 Identity Development........................................................................................................ 38 The Social Justice Ally ..................................................................................................... 41 Ally Development Framework ................................................................................... 43 Ally Action.................................................................................................................. 48 Critical Incidents ............................................................................................................... 54 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 55 CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... 58 Epistemology .................................................................................................................... 58 Theoretical Perspective ..................................................................................................... 59 Methods............................................................................................................................. 60 iv Participants ........................................................................................................................ 63 Data Collection ................................................................................................................. 64 Data Analysis .................................................................................................................... 65 Trustworthiness ................................................................................................................. 66 Member Checking ....................................................................................................... 66 Peer Review ................................................................................................................ 67 Researcher Positionality.............................................................................................. 67 Prolonged Engagement ............................................................................................... 68 Researcher Reflexivity ................................................................................................ 69 Ethical Considerations ...................................................................................................... 71 Delimitations ..................................................................................................................... 72 Pilot Study ......................................................................................................................... 73 CHAPTER 4. PROFILES ....................................................................................................... 76 Individual Profiles ............................................................................................................. 76 Andy ............................................................................................................................ 77 Brandon ....................................................................................................................... 93 Charlie ....................................................................................................................... 106 Glenn ......................................................................................................................... 121 Graham .....................................................................................................................

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