3-101 - Acculturation in context: Social exclusion and national belonging among ethnic minority status children and adolescents

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

Societies around the world are becoming more ethnically heterogeneous. In Europe and Israel, the focus of this international symposium, major demographic shifts have occurred due to a migrant labor force, immigration flows from former colonies, and an increase in refugees. Subsequently acculturation and the unfair treatment of ethnic minority status children has become major issues for developmental scientists. A substantial body of research has accumulated showing the implications of different acculturation orientations for children’s psychological well-being. To complement this valuable research we consider acculturation in the context of developmental and school factors that influence social exclusion and national belonging among ethnic minority youth. The first paper examines the consequences of acculturation strategies for social exclusion and social-emotional development among ethnic minority status Afro-Caribbean British children, indicating that developmental trends in social exclusion are dependent on children's acculturation orientations. The next paper differentiates between acculturative and developmental factors in explaining the trajectories of peer victimization during adolescence among immigrants and native Germans in Germany and immigrants in Israel. It was found that developmental pathways to victimization are similar among immigrant and native youth, though developmental and acculturative factors interacted in both immigrant groups. The third paper investigates the impact of the school context on feelings of national belonging among ethnic minority status children in the Netherlands, demonstrating influences of multicultural education and ethnic classroom norms. An internationally recognized American acculturation researcher will act as a discussant, highlighting common themes and the international implications of the research presented.

Sub Unit

• Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Context

Chair

• Adam Rutland, Goldsmiths (University of London)

Discussant

• Andrew J Fuligni, UCLA

Individual Presentations

• Acculturation, social exclusion and social-emotional development among Afro-Caribbean British children - Presenting Author: Adam Rutland, Goldsmiths (University of London); Aderonke Adeyanju, Goldsmiths, University of London; Alice Jones Bartoli, Goldsmiths, University of London

• Trajectories of victimization in ethnic diaspora immigrant and native adolescents: separating acculturation from development - Presenting Author: Philipp Jugert, University of Leipzig; Peter F. Tizmann, University of Education Weingarten

• Predicting national belonging in immigrant ethnic minority students: The role of multicultural education and classroom norms - Presenting Author: Jochem Thijs, Ercomer, Utrecht University