Children's ethnic socialization : pluralism and development / edited by Jean S. Phinney, Mary Jane Rotheram.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phinney, Jean S.

Rotheram-Borus, Mary J. (Mary Jane), 1949-

Series:

Sage focus editions ; v. 81.

Sage focus editions ; v. 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity in children--United States.

Ethnicity in children.

Children of minorities--United States.

Children of minorities.

Socialization.

United States.

Physical Description:

328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1987]

Summary:

How and why does ethnicity affect children? How do children come to understand their own and others' ethnicity? This valuable volume, published in cooperation with the Society for Research in Child Development, focuses on these important questions. It provides a synthesis of research and theory regarding children's ethnic socialization, considers the impact of ethnicity within a developmental framework and discusses the implications of findings for education, mental health and community services.

Contents:

Introduction: Definitions and Perspectives in the Study of Children's Ethnic Socialization / Mary Jane Rotheram, Jean S. Phinney 10

Part I. Ethnicity and the Young Child: Awareness, Attitudes, and Self-Identification 29

1. The Development of Ethnic Self-Identification and Attitudes / Frances E. Aboud 32

2. Young Children's Thinking About Ethnic Differences / Patricia G. Ramsey 56

3. A Social Psychological Model of Ethnic Identity Development / Graham M. Vaughan 73

4. Developmental and Social Processes in Ethnic Attitudes and Self-Identification / Phyllis A. Katz 92

Part II. Minority Status and the Child 101

5. Black Children's Ethnic Identity Formation: Risk and Resilience of Castelike Minorities / Margaret Beale Spencer 103

6. A Two-Factor Theory of Black Identity: Implications for the Study of Identity Development in Minority Children / William E. Cross, Jr. 117

7. Ethnic Labeling and Identity Among Mexican Americans / Raymond Buriel 134

Part III. Later Childhood and Adolescence: Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Group Patterns 153

8. Ethnic Identity Development in Adolescents / Doreen A. Rosenthal 156

9. The Role of Language in the Formation of Ethnic Identity / Monica Heller 180

10. Ethnic Behavior Patterns as an Aspect of Identity / Mary Jane Rotheram, Jean S. Phinney 201

11. The Ethnic Component in Black Language and Culture / Thomas Kochman 219

12. Historical Sociocultural Premises and Ethnic Socialization / Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero 239

Part IV. The Study of Ethnicity: Emerging Themes and Implications 251

13. Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Components of Research on Ethnic Identity and Intergroup Relations / Janet Ward Schofield, Karen Anderson 252

14. Children's Ethnic Socialization: Themes and Implications / Jean S. Phinney, Mary Jane Rotheram 274.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 293-323.

ISBN:

0803928157

0803928165

OCLC:

13122634