Racial-ethnic socialization

Racial-ethnic socialization (RES or R/E) describes the developmental processes by which children acquire the behaviors, perceptions, values, and attitudes of an ethnic group, and come to see themselves and others as members of the group.[1]

In a multiracial country like the United States, the phenomenon of minority parents "helping children understand their race/ethnicity and cope effectively with discrimination" is widely seen.[2]

In African American communities, a common manifestation of this is "The Talk", an explanation of the realistic dangers children and young adults face due to racism or unjust treatment from authority figures, law enforcement or other parties.[3]

  1. ^ Rotherman, M., & Phinney, J. (1987). Introduction: Definitions and perspectives in the study of children's ethnic socialization. In J. Phinney & M. Rotherman (Eds.), Children's ethnic socialization: Pluralism and development (pp. 10-28). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
  2. ^ Hughes, Diane; Rodriguez, James; Smith, Emilie P.; Johnson, Deborah J.; Stevenson, Howard C.; Spicer, Paul (September 2006). "Parents' ethnic-racial socialization practices: a review of research and directions for future study". Developmental Psychology. 42 (5): 747–770. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.747. ISSN 0012-1649. PMID 16953684.
  3. ^ Unnever, James D.; Gabbidon, Shaun L.; Chouhy, Cecilia (2018-10-26). Building a Black Criminology, Volume 24: Race, Theory, and Crime. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-75744-0.