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ERIC Number: EJ1009693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0197-6664
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Racial Socialization of Biracial Youth: Maternal Messages and Approaches to Address Discrimination
Rollins, Alethea; Hunter, Andrea G.
Family Relations, v62 n1 p140-153 Feb 2013
We explored how mothers of biracial youth prepare their children to navigate diverse racial ecologies and experiences of racism and discrimination. A qualitative thematic analysis was used to identify racial socialization messages mothers used and emergent racial socialization approaches. Mothers of biracial youth engaged in the full range of racial socialization discussed in the literature, including cultural, minority, self-development, egalitarian, and silent racial socialization. These messages varied by the biracial heritage of the youth, such that mothers of biracial youth with Black heritage were more likely to provide self-development racial socialization messages, whereas mothers of biracial youth without Black heritage were more likely to provide silent racial socialization. On the basis of the array of racial socialization messages mothers delivered, we identified three emergent approaches: promotive, protective, and passive racial socialization. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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