It Takes a Village: Protecting Rural African American Youth in the Context of Racism

Autor/inn/en	Berkel, Cady; Murry, Velma McBride; Hurt, Tera R.; Chen, Yi-fu; Brody, Gene H.; Simons, Ronald L.; Cutrona, Carolyn; Gibbons, Frederick X.
Titel	It Takes a Village: Protecting Rural African American Youth in the Context of Racism
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 2, S.175-188 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-008-9346-z
Schlagwörter	Socialization; Self Concept; Underachievement; Child Rearing; Racial Identification; Adolescents; Peer Influence; African Americans; Racial Bias; Rural Areas; Statistical Analysis; Aggression; Police; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socialisation; Sozialisation; Selbstkonzept; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Kindererziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Afroamerikaner; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Prior research demonstrates negative consequences of racism, however, little is known about community, parenting, and intrapersonal mechanisms that protect youth. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study illuminated linkages between positive and negative contextual influences on rural African American adolescent outcomes. Quantitative results provide support for Structural Ecosystems Theory, in that the influence of discrimination and collective socialization on adolescent outcomes was mediated by racial socialization and positive parenting. Parenting and community influences contributed to adolescent racial identity and self image, which protected against common negative responses to racism; including academic underachievement, succumbing to peer pressure, and aggressive tendencies. Qualitative results indicate that current measures of discrimination may underestimate adolescents' experiences. Adolescents reported racist experiences in the domains of school, peers, and with the police (males only). Moreover, qualitative findings echoed and expanded quantitative results with respect to the importance of the protective nature of parents and communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10