Parental racial socialization as a moderator of the effects of racial discrimination on educational success among african american adolescents

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1716-1731

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Huguley, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; RACISM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84866156161     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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