Date of Award
2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Women’s and Gender Studies
First Advisor
Amanda Apgar, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Mairead Sullivan, Ph.D.
Abstract
My thesis centers around Black women’s dating and hookup experiences at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). I distributed a survey with 44 questions; five demographic questions and eight factors that include questions revolving around being romantically and/or sexually rejected based on their race/ethnicity. After three weeks of collecting data, my research has revealed patterns involving negative attitudes towards dating apps, admissions of hopelessness in finding an intimate partner, being fetishized by white people, and feelings of betrayal when/if a person of color expressed rejection based on their race/ethnicity. The implementation of feminist theory and feminist scholars such as Audre Lorde, Patricia Hill Collins, and bell hooks within this project will reveal the intersectional oppression at play, racial stereotypes of Black women, and the misogyny they face within their own community. Using these frameworks, I explore how these factors affect the Black women here at LMU and what role sexual orientation plays within said factors.
Recommended Citation
Ish, Sarah, "The Dating Experiences of Black Women" (2024). Women's and Gender Studies Theses. 2.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/wgst_thesis/2
