3-072 - Racial Socialization among Asian American, Latino, and African American Youth: Measurement and Links to Identity and Attitudes

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

The racial/ethnic socialization literature has three notable limitations. One, there are still relatively few studies focused on Latino and Asian American families, two of the fastest growing populations in the U.S. Two, the most widely used measures of racial/ethnic socialization are limited to youth self-report. And three, most studies are cross-sectional. This symposium brings together three presentations that, together, address these limitations. The first presentation focuses on the development of a racial/ethnic socialization measure that is appropriate for Asian American families. This measure includes experiences of immigration, implicit ways of socialization, and practices specific to Asian Americans. The second presentation focuses on a longitudinal study of family ethnic socialization and its relation to ethnic identity for Latino adolescents. Importantly, the findings show that the influence of family ethnic socialization is not static but varies over time for different aspects of ethnic identity. The third presentation focuses on an observational measure of racial socialization among African American adolescents. This study complements the prior two presentations by introducing a measure of racial/ethnic socialization that moves beyond self-report and by addressing other areas of development besides ethnic identity. The discussant, a leader in the field of culture/race, parenting, and socialization, will consider similarities and differences in racial/ethnic socialization across the three ethnic groups and discuss promising future directions for racial socialization research.

Sub Unit

• Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Context

Chair

• Linda P Juang, University of Potsdam

Discussant

• Nancy E Hill, Harvard University

Individual Presentations

• Development of an Asian American Parental Racial/Ethnic Socialization Scale - Presenting Author: Linda P Juang, University of Potsdam; Yishan Shen, University of Texas at Austin; Su Yeong Kim, University of Texas at Austin

• Time-Varying Effects of Family Ethnic Socialization on Ethnic-Racial Identity Development Among Latino Adolescents - Presenting Author: Sara Douglass, Arizona State University; Adriana J. Umana-Taylor, Arizona State University

• Observed Maternal Support, Conflict, & Adolescent Respect for Elders in the Context of Racial Socialization with Black Adolescents - Presenting Author: Mia A. Smith-Bynum, University of Maryland, College Park; DeLeon Gray, North Carolina State University; Marisa F. Franco, University of Maryland; Nkemke Anyiwo, University of Michigan; BreAnna L. Davis, University of Maryland; Devin English, George Washington University