An Ecological Approach to Understanding Immigrant Child and Adolescent Developmental Competencies

Marks, Amy K.; Godoy, Camila Haddad Leal de; Coll, Cynthia García

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“…Furthermore, considering the substantial social, historical, and economic barriers many racial, religious, and ethnic minority youth continue to face in the United States, it has been argued that there are unique developmental competencies-above and beyond the basic academic, social, and self-care skills shared by all U.S. children-that minority youth must master in order to thrive. These competencies include developing healthy ethnic/racial identities, as well as bilingual and bicultural competencies (Marks, Godoy, & García Coll, 2014). Such skills are necessary to thrive socially in increasingly diverse societies, and to understand and recognize social discrimination and navigate its detrimental effects.…”

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Developmental Implications of Discrimination

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McCullough

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Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science

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Discrimination—the purposeful and harmful actions toward others because of their membership in a social group—can have profound effects on child and adolescent development. This chapter is concerned with mapping the literature on how perceived discrimination negatively affects a wide range of developmental processes (e.g., identity formation and prosocial behaviors) and outcomes across cognitive, physical health, socioemotional, and mental health areas. Because no such review has been written previously, we present a systematic review of this emerging body of research. We also attend to important theoretical models salient to understanding how discrimination harms children's lives, and to the social processes that may make children prone to discriminating against others. Thoughts on future research directions in this subfield accompany a discussion of the need for increased attention to the social contexts that promote discrimination in childhood and adolescence.

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Developmental Implications of Discrimination

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“…Empirical work has highlighted the benefits of cultural socialization toward one’s heritage culture for racial/ethnic minority youth’s identity development, socioemotional well-being, and academic outcomes (Hughes et al, 2006; Rodriguez, Umaña-Taylor, Smith, & Johnson, 2009). A few studies also suggest that parents’ mainstream cultural socialization is associated with positive child outcomes (Evans et al, 2012; Marks, Godoy, & García Coll, 2014). Yet, little is known about how cultural socialization in other proximal developmental settings influence adolescent development, and more importantly, how cultural socialization in multiple settings work conjointly (Priest et al, 2014).…”

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“…T. Wang, 2012). While family socialization toward the mainstream American culture has been less studied, prior work suggests that parents’ promotion of mainstream values and cross-race friendships is associated with socioemotional and academic benefits, as it promotes children’s competence in the mainstream society and positive attitudes toward other racial/ethnic groups (Evans et al, 2012; Marks et al, 2014). …”

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Cultural Socialization Across Contexts: Family–Peer Congruence and Adolescent Well-Being

Wang

Benner

2016

J Youth Adolescence

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Racial/ethnic minority youth live at the intersection of diverse cultures, yet little is known about cultural socialization outside families or how cultural socialization in multiple settings conjointly influences adolescent well-being. In a sample of 236 8th graders (51% female; 89% Latinos, 11% African Americans), we examined adolescents’ perceptions of family and peer cultural socialization toward the heritage culture and the mainstream American culture. A variable-centered approach demonstrated that the socioemotional and academic benefits of family cultural socialization were most evident when peer cultural socialization was congruently high. Although family and peer cultural contexts are often assumed to be drastically different, we identified similar proportions of adolescents experiencing congruently high, congruently low, and incongruent cultural socialization from families and peers using a person-centered approach. Although the incongruent group received relatively high levels of cultural socialization in one setting, their well-being was similar to the congruently low group. The findings highlight the importance of considering cultural socialization across multiple developmental settings in understanding racial/ethnic minority youth’s well-being.

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“…This study sought to highlight the importance of studying social contexts specific to the children of immigrants (Garcia Coll et al, 1996;Marks et al, 2013). The goals of this study were to describe the role of Korean immigrant churches as social contexts for Korean American youth during adolescence and to explore the role of churches in the ethnic socialization of Korean American youth.…”

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“…Many studies have looked at the role of immigrant youths' microsystems, including families and peers, in their ethnic socialization (Douglass & Umana-Taylor, 2015;Phinney, Romero, Nava, & Huang, 2001); however, less is known about the role of these youths' social contexts (see Umana-Taylor, 2004). Immigrant youths' processes of negotiating between heritage and mainstream culture is likely to be shaped by interactions with their surroundings (Marks, Godoy, & Garcia Coll, 2013). One of the important social contexts for immigrant youths is ethnic religious institutions, as they play a critical role in immigrant communities (Ecklund, 2006;Hirschman, 2004;Min, 2010).…”

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The Role of Immigrant Churches in the Ethnic Socialization of Korean American Youths

Kang¹

2017

Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts

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This study explored the role of Korean immigrant churches as a social context for Korean American youths, with a specific focus on its role in ethnic socialization. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 23 Korean American young adults. The results show that such churches serve as a salient social context for Korean American youths in which day-to-day lives are deeply integrated. Specifically, they serve as a salient context for coethnic peer relationships and family interactions. Moreover, Korean immigrant churches play a salient role as an agent of enculturation for Korean American youths by engaging them in cultural socialization, constructing and transmitting immigrant discourse, and providing a coethnic community. Taken as whole, findings suggest a distinct and salient role of immigrant churches in the lives of Korean American youths and highlight the importance of studying the social context specific to the children of immigrants.

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An Ecological Approach to Understanding Immigrant Child and Adolescent Developmental Competencies

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Developmental Implications of Discrimination

Developmental Implications of Discrimination

Cultural Socialization Across Contexts: Family–Peer Congruence and Adolescent Well-Being

The Role of Immigrant Churches in the Ethnic Socialization of Korean American Youths

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