Biography

Dr. Gustavo Carlo is Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. His primary research interest focuses on understanding positive social development and health in culturally-diverse children and adolescents. Many of his projects focus on ethnic/racial minority groups, especially U.S. Latino/a youth and families. He has published over 200 books, chapters, and peer-review journal papers and has received funding from various agencies (e.g., NSF, NIH). Dr. Carlo has also received several awards for his research and mentorship. He currently serves as a member of the SRCD Governing Council, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Behavioral Development, and as a Co-Editor of the upcoming APA Handbook of Adolescent Development.

Faculty Website: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6783

Center Website:
https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/carlocrlc/

Cultural Socialization of Prosocial Behaviors in U.S. Latino/a Youth

Session Type: Invited Talk

Abstract

Prosocial behaviors (kindness, generosity, sharing, helping) are core markers of morality, central to fostering group harmony, reducing prejudice, and promoting well-being. Although there is a long social developmental tradition of research devoted to understanding individual and culture group variations in prosocial behaviors, recent work emphasizes children’s development as stemming from culture-specific values, context, and practices. Based on our program of research with U.S. Latino/a youth and families, we adopt the notions that culture-related mechanisms (such as cultural values and ethnic identity) are transmitted from caregivers to offspring and that culture-related mechanisms explain individual variations in prosocial development. In this talk, I present our model, summarize recent supportive evidence, and briefly discuss some implications.

Sub Unit

• Invited Program

Moderator

• Jennifer E. Lansford, Duke University

Speaker

• Gustavo Carlo, University of California, Irvine

Introducer

• Shakiera T Causey, Other (National Network of Public Health Institutes)