Family Communication and Messages about Race and Identity in Black Families in the United States

Minniear, Mackensie; Soliz, Jordan

doi:10.1080/15267431.2019.1593170

Cited by 21 publications

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“…The time participants spent with other Black males provided them with culturally affirming interactions that tapped into the familiar practices and experiences of Black people toward the end goal of improving their ability to see themselves as Black males-a process the literature refers to as racial socialization (Lozada, Jagers, Smith, Bañales, & Hope, 2017). Racial socialization generally refers to the ways parents and community members directly or indirectly instill in youth ideas about what it means to be a racial being (Minniear & Soliz, 2019).…”

Section: Protective (External Supports)-racial Socializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk, Protection, and Identity Development in High‐Achieving Black Males in High School

Houston

Pearman

McGee

2020

J of Research on Adolesc

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The resilience of high‐achieving Black male students is often overshadowed in scholarly literature by narratives of deficit, disorder, and disdain that position Black males as particularly vulnerable in educational spaces. This study builds from two prior analyses of a group of mathematically high‐achieving Black males living in high‐poverty urban communities and attending underresourced schools during their middle school years and focuses on the external risk and protective factors these students experienced during high school. Findings suggest that Black male high achievers were forced to overcome a confluence of institutional and curricular barriers while leveraging relational and organizational resources that promoted positive identity development and mathematics achievement.

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Section: Protective (External Supports)-racial Socializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk, Protection, and Identity Development in High‐Achieving Black Males in High School

Houston

Pearman

McGee

2020

J of Research on Adolesc

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“…Entertainment media are a rich repository of imagery of gender and race, thus a great starting point for parent–child conversations about these topics. Research suggests that family communication about gender and race influences children’s gender and racial socialization (Colaner & Rittenour, 2015; Minniear & Soliz, 2019). In addition, research has explored the use of media to prompt such conversations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research indicates that family communication about gender and race influences children’s gender and racial socialization (Colaner & Rittenour, 2015; Minniear & Soliz, 2019). Uncovering mechanisms that may facilitate these parent–child gender- and race-related discussions about identity, stereotyping, inclusion, racism, and sexism would be fruitful.…”

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Parent–child communication about gender and race through the films Black Panther and Wonder Woman: The roles of parental mediation and media literacy.

Behm-Morawitz¹,

Luisi²,

Pennell³

2022

Psychology of Popular Media

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This research explores parent-child communication about gender and race through popular media. Specifically, this study examined how White and Black parents (N = 185) discussed the critically acclaimed films Black Panther and Wonder Woman with their children (aged 7-12 years). Findings reveal significant relationships between parents' media literacy skills, mediation styles, and parent-child conversations about race and gender through these popular superhero films. Higher levels of media literacy and active mediation style were related to the likelihood that parents had conversations about gender and race with their children when discussing the films. Parental race was predictive only of discussion of Black character roles, and parental gender was not significantly related to parent-child communication about the films. Findings are discussed in terms of how media literacy and mediation styles work together to define the parent-child-media relationship. Public Policy Relevance StatementPopular media may be used as a tool by parents to have conversations with their children about sensitive topics such as racism and sexism. The findings from this research suggest that parents with stronger media literacy and active mediation skills are more likely to have discussions about race and gender with their children after coviewing popular films with diverse representations. Increasing parent access to media literacy resources may be an effective means of fostering parent-children communication about race and gender via shared media experiences.

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“…As long as co-parents maintain good relationships, parenting alliances can be forged . Since the aim of parent training interventions is to facilitate family and child well-being, it may be important to examine the family as an extended kin network that can help co-parents work together (Jones, 2011;Minniear & Soliz, 2019). It is likely that single mother-headed households include extended maternal and/or paternal kin.…”

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Predictors of Maternal Participation in Fatherhood Intervention Research With African American Nonresident Fathers

Julion

Sumo

Schoeny

et al. 2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: The goal of this study was to understand factors that predict mothers’ decisions to participate as data informants in a randomized controlled trial of a fatherhood intervention for African-American non-resident fathers. Method: Baseline data from 178 fathers and 125 mothers in the Dedicated African American Dad (DAAD) study were examined. Prior research and theoretical frameworks by Feinberg and Morawska informed father variable selection. Data were analyzed via bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results: Mothers were likely to participate as data informants when they had younger children, the father reported higher stress, less conflict with the mother, and the mothers’ female relatives were less supportive of the father. Conclusion: Mothers’ decisions to participate as data informants in a fatherhood intervention are shaped by a complex array of social, interpersonal and family relationships that impact co-parenting. More research is needed to explore maternal characteristics and additional factors that could influence maternal predictors of participation. Future intervention research with African American non-resident fathers should seek to capitalize on the importance of the co-parenting relationship, by intervening prenatally, bolstering social support, and including extended family and kin networks.

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Family Communication and Messages about Race and Identity in Black Families in the United States

Cited by 21 publications

References 38 publications

Risk, Protection, and Identity Development in High‐Achieving Black Males in High School

Risk, Protection, and Identity Development in High‐Achieving Black Males in High School

Parent–child communication about gender and race through the films Black Panther and Wonder Woman: The roles of parental mediation and media literacy.

Predictors of Maternal Participation in Fatherhood Intervention Research With African American Nonresident Fathers

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