1-128 - Examining the Relation of Ethnic Racial Socialization and Racial Discrimination in Ethnic Minorities

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

Ethnic-racial socialization is “the developmental processes by which children acquire the behaviors, perceptions, values and attitudes of an ethnic group” (Rotheram & Phinney, 1987, p.11). Among racial/ethnic minorities, who may face discrimination and marginalization, ethnic-racial socialization (ERS) is a process through which parents provide a positive foundation for their children’s conceptualization of race as well as context and strategies for coping with oppression. This paper symposium focuses on utilizing methodologies and population samples that have not been widely studied within the ERS literature.
The three papers within this symposium focus on different aspects of ERS within the context of discrimination. Paper 1 utilizes observational methodologies within African American mother-child dyads while discussing racial dilemmas. In addition, utilizing latent profile analysis (LPA), Paper 1 found significant profiles related to communication strategies. Paper 2 studies how African American fathers’ discrimination experiences shapes their ERS practices. Moreover, Paper 2 found that coping behaviors moderate the relationship between discrimination and ERS. Finally, Paper 3 examines the effects of past and present discrimination on ethnic minority college students. Paper 3 finds that ERS dimensions moderated the effects of discrimination on the mental health outcomes of students.
Both qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized in these papers to understand the impact of socialization within these various populations. This group of papers adds to the literature on ethnic-racial socialization in ethnic minorities by discussing crucial areas that are in need of study and investigation.

Sub Unit

• Race, Ethnicity, Culture, Context

Chair

• Meeta Banerjee, California State University, Northridge

Discussant

• Dawn Paula Witherspoon, The Pennsylvania State University

Individual Presentations

• Observed Mother-adolescent Communication about Racial Issues and Adolescent Mental Health in African American Families - Presenting Author: Mia A Smith-Bynum, University of Maryland; Non-Presenting Author: Angel S. Dunbar, University of Maryland; Non-Presenting Author: Lydia HaRim Ahn, University of Maryland, College Park; Non-Presenting Author: Erica E Coates, University of Maryland; Non-Presenting Author: Marisa G. Franco, Georgia State University; Non-Presenting Author: Khris-Ann Small, University of Conneticut

• Racial Discrimination, Coping, and African American Fathers’ Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices - Presenting Author: Shauna Cooper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Non-Presenting Author: Marketa Burnett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• The Effects of Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Racial Discrimination on Mental Health in Ethnic Minority Youth - Presenting Author: Meeta Banerjee, California State University, Northridge