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Smith, Naila A.; Thelamour, Barbara; Booth, Margaret X. – Youth & Society, 2022
Ethnic identity (EI) can facilitate racially and ethnically marginalized youths' academic achievement but the mediating process by which it exerts its influence is unclear. This study examines how EI is associated with academic achievement through academic beliefs in a sample of Caribbean first and second generation immigrant adolescents whose…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Adolescents
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Powell, Darci; Perreira, Krista M.; Harris, Kathleen Mullan – Youth & Society, 2010
Rising immigration rates to the United States have been associated with increased public sentiment against immigrant populations and fears that immigration will lead to escalations in crime and delinquency. However, surprisingly few researchers have studied delinquency among immigrant youth overall or in comparison with U.S.-born youth. Guided by…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Early Adolescents
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Brown, Tiffany L.; Linver, Miriam R.; Evans, Melanie – Youth & Society, 2010
Scholars in the field of African American family studies recognize the influence of gender on socialization. However, few studies investigate how gender influences the racial and ethnic socialization of African American youth. To examine the role of gender (both caregiver and adolescent) in socialization practices, data were obtained from 218…
Descriptors: Socialization, Caregivers, Adolescents, African American Family