Discrimination in childhood and adolescence : a developmental intergroup approach / Christia Spears Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Christia Spears, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perception in children.

Race discrimination--Psychological aspects.

Race discrimination.

Sex discrimination.

Cognition disorders in children.

Cognition in adolescence.

Physical Description:

vi, 226 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Discrimination impacts most youth at some point. Almost all children and adolescents belong to at least one stigmatized group, whether they are a Black or Latino boy in school; an immigrant or refugee; a gay, lesbian, or bisexual teen; or a girl in physics class. Discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity can have long-term academic, psychological, and social repercussions, especially when it is directed at a cognitively developing child or an emotionally vulnerable adolescent. How children and adolescents are impacted by this discrimination depends on their cognitive ability to perceive the bias, the context in which the bias occurs, and resources they have to help cope with the bias. This book details, synthesizes, and analyzes the perception and impact of discrimination in childhood and adolescence across multiple stigmatized social groups to help us better understand the complex phenomenon of discrimination and its long-term consequences. By looking at the similarities and differences in discrimination across all social groups, we can more fully understand its mechanisms of influence. Before we can fully address the persistent achievement gap between White and ethnic minority children, the high rates of suicidal thoughts among LGBT youth, and the underrepresentation of girls in STEM careers, we must first examine the ways in which discrimination influences and is understood by children, with their unique cognitive constraints and within the specific contexts in which they live. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: how children and adolescents experience discrimination because of ethnicity, immigration, gender, and sexual orientation

Overview and background on discrimination in childhood and adolescence

Defining a complex phenomenon

Theoretical framework for understanding the importance of discrimination

An (abridged) historical look at research on childhood discrimination

The perception of discrimination in childhood and adolescence

Perceptions of discrimination across social groups : trends, similarities, and differences

How children develop an understanding of discrimination : the social cognitive precursors

A developmental intergroup analysis of children and adolescents' perceptions of discrimination :

Who, what, and when

The impact of discrimination on children and adolescents:

The physical and psychological impact of perceiving discrimination

Social and behavioral consequences of perceiving discrimination

The academic consequences of perceiving discrimination

The context of discrimination in childhood and adolescence

The role of the family

The peer context

The importance of schools and neighborhoods

Conclusion: where to go from here

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138939974

1138939978

9781138939981

1138939986

OCLC:

976423594