Racial/Ethnic Socialization Mediates Perceived Racism and the Racial Identity of African American Adolescents

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-136

  Stevenson, Howard C ^a   Arrington, Edith G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; racial identity; racial ethnic socialization; racism; school

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACE RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIALIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 65549159897     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015500     Document Type: Article

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