The Role of Parents and Education in Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination in Young Adulthood

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Abstract

Racial and ethnic inequality continues to persist in the post-Civil Rights era. An understanding of the longitudinal nature of social exclusion remains to be explored. Using waves I, III and IV of Add Health, I examine outcomes of feeling disliked and less respected from adolescence to adulthood. Experiencing prejudice in adolescence, parental factors, educational aspirations and educational attainment are explored to test variation in outcomes. Preliminary results indicate that mother closeness, educational aspirations, and educational attainment are associated with decreased feelings of being disliked and disrespected in young adulthood. Previous experiences of prejudice in adolescence are associated with increased feelings of less respect in adulthood. Attaining a college degree or more is associated with a greater likelihood of perceiving feelings of less respect due to race and ethnicity.

Author

• Xing Zhang, Cornell University