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Child, Parent, and Situational Correlates of Familial Ethnic/Race Socialization
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This study examines child, parent, and situational correlates of familial ethnic/race socialization using nationally representative data gathered as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998 – 1999 (ECLS‐K). The ECLS‐K sample (N = 18,950) includes White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian, and multiracial kindergarteners, with survey data available at the child, parent/guardian, teacher, and school level. We find that child correlates such as race and gender, parent correlates such as education and warmth of parent‐child relationship, and situational correlates such as percent of minorities at the child’s school and cultural event participation influence how often family members discuss children’s ethnic/racial heritage with them. We advocate for continued research of contextualized family dynamics.
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- Authors
- Brown, T. N., Tanner‐Smith, E. E., Lesane‐Brown, C. L., & Ezell, M. E.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brown, Tony N.
- Venue
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-11-15
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14-25
- ISSN
- 0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3737
- OpenAlex
- W1970401437
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 9.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Marriage and the Family (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- parental education, school racial composition, kindergarten children, racial and ethnic minorities
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