Critical Action as a Pathway to Social Mobility among Marginalized Youth

Autor/inn/en	Rapa, Luke J.; Diemer, Matthew A.; Bañales, Josefina
Titel	Critical Action as a Pathway to Social Mobility among Marginalized Youth
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 54 (2018) 1, S.127-137 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000414
Schlagwörter	Social Mobility; Structural Equation Models; African Americans; Low Income Groups; Career Choice; Expectation; Employment Level; Adults; At Risk Persons; Youth; Longitudinal Studies; Middle School Students; Grade 7; High School Students; Late Adolescents; Early Adolescents; Young Adults; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Grade Point Average; Occupational Aspiration; Academic Achievement; Student Behavior; Advocacy; Activism; Factor Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Mobilität; Afroamerikaner; Expectancy; Erwartung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Risikogruppe; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Halbstarker; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Schulleistung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Sozialanwaltschaft; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Faktorenanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Marginalized youth's development occurs in contexts rife with racialized, gendered, and socioeconomic social identity threats and barriers to social mobility. An emergent line of inquiry suggests critical action--a component of critical consciousness, defined as engaging in individual or collective social action to produce social change--may bolster career development for those experiencing marginalization. Yet, the specific mechanisms underlying critical action-career development associations are not well understood. Applying structural equation modeling (SEM) to 4 waves of longitudinal data from the Maryland Adolescent Development in Context Study (when participants were 17, 19, 21, and 29 years old), the authors explore the role of critical action for African American participants from lower-SES households (n = 261). The obtained model, which links critical action to career expectancies in adolescence and occupational attainment in adulthood, converges with earlier research linking critical consciousness to career development, social mobility pathways, and occupational attainment among marginalized youth. This study adds to previous literature by suggesting that critical action: (a) plays a significant role in fostering career expectancies in adolescence, particularly during high school, among marginalized youth; and (b) may promote the attainment of higher-status occupations in adulthood. Given the role of occupational attainment in social mobility and inclusion, these findings suggest an important mechanism by which social inequities may be narrowed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01