Racial/Ethnic Socialization and Parental Involvement in Education as Predictors of Cognitive Ability and Achievement in African American Children

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 595-605

  Banerjee, Meeta ^a   Harrell, Zaje A T ^a   Johnson, Deborah J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; African Americans; Children; Cognitive ability; Cultural socialization; Parent involvement; Racial ethnic socialization

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953753015     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9559-9     Document Type: Article

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