TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents' ethnic-racial socialization practices
T2 - A review of research and directions for future study
AU - Hughes, Diane
AU - Rodriguez, James
AU - Smith, Emilie P.
AU - Johnson, Deborah J.
AU - Stevenson, Howard C.
AU - Spicer, Paul
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - Recently, there has been an emergence of literature on the mechanisms through which parents transmit information, values, and perspectives about ethnicity and race to their children, commonly referred to as racial or ethnic socialization. This literature has sought to document the nature of such socialization, its antecedents in parents' and children's characteristics and experiences, and its consequences for children's well-being and development. In this article, the authors integrate and synthesize what is known about racial and ethnic socialization on the basis of current empirical research, examining studies concerning its nature and frequency; its child, parent, and ecological predictors; and its consequences for children's development, including ethnic identity, self-esteem, coping with discrimination, academic achievement, and psychosocial well-being. The authors also discuss conceptual and methodological limitations of the literature and suggest directions for future research.
AB - Recently, there has been an emergence of literature on the mechanisms through which parents transmit information, values, and perspectives about ethnicity and race to their children, commonly referred to as racial or ethnic socialization. This literature has sought to document the nature of such socialization, its antecedents in parents' and children's characteristics and experiences, and its consequences for children's well-being and development. In this article, the authors integrate and synthesize what is known about racial and ethnic socialization on the basis of current empirical research, examining studies concerning its nature and frequency; its child, parent, and ecological predictors; and its consequences for children's development, including ethnic identity, self-esteem, coping with discrimination, academic achievement, and psychosocial well-being. The authors also discuss conceptual and methodological limitations of the literature and suggest directions for future research.
KW - Child development
KW - Child-rearing practices
KW - Ethnic identity
KW - Intergroup dynamics
KW - Predictors
KW - Racial and ethnic groups
KW - Socialization
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U2 - 10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.747
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.747
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16953684
AN - SCOPUS:33748770347
VL - 42
SP - 747
EP - 770
JO - Developmental Psychology
JF - Developmental Psychology
SN - 0012-1649
IS - 5
ER -