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ERIC Number: EJ1206711
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Urban Ethnically Diverse Adolescents' Perceptions of Social Class at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Ghavami, Negin; Mistry, Rashmita S.
Developmental Psychology, v55 n3 p457-470 Mar 2019
Urban middle school students (N = 1,057; M[subscript age] = 12.06) viewed Facebook-like profiles of peers who varied by race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation and indicated the social class (SC) of those peers along two dimensions--family income and social class position. As hypothesized, most profiles were perceived as middle class and above-average family income. Generally, as expected, differences emerged as a function of the peers' sociodemographics. Profiles of Whites and girls were rated as higher in SC, African American and Latino profiles as lower, and East Asian profiles as in-between those groups. Depending on the dimension of SC, the race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation of peers intersected differentially to shape perception. Results demonstrate the value of an intersectional approach and offer directions for research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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