Adolescents’ developing awareness of inequality: Racial and ethnic differences in trajectories

To advance knowledge of critical consciousness development, this study examined age‐related change in awareness of inequality by race and ethnicity, gender, parent education, generation status, and their interactions. With longitudinal data (2013–2017) from 5019 adolescents in grades 6–12 (55.0% fem...

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Published in:Child development Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 439 - 457
Main Authors: Wray‐Lake, Laura, Alvis, Lauren, Plummer, Jason A., Shubert, Jennifer, Syvertsen, Amy K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley 01.03.2023
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Age Differences
Black white differences
Changes
Consciousness
Consciousness Raising
Equal Education
Ethnic differences
Ethnicity
Female
Girls
Growth curves
Humans
Immigrants
Inequality
Intersectionality
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Group Students
Parent education
Parents & parenting
Race
Racial Differences
Racial Groups
Racism
Secondary education
Secondary School Students
Socioeconomic Factors
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Whites
Youth
West Virginia
Minnesota
California
ISSN:0009-3920, 1467-8624, 1467-8624
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Summary:To advance knowledge of critical consciousness development, this study examined age‐related change in awareness of inequality by race and ethnicity, gender, parent education, generation status, and their interactions. With longitudinal data (2013–2017) from 5019 adolescents in grades 6–12 (55.0% female) from California, Minnesota, and West Virginia, multigroup second‐order latent growth curves were estimated for Black (13.7%), Latinx (37.0%), Asian (8.1%), and white (41.3%) youth. Black, Latinx, and Asian adolescents increased awareness of inequality longitudinally; white youth showed no change. Multiracial youth accelerated awareness of inequality in mid‐adolescence; changes in race and ethnicity predicted decline, followed by increases. Girls with more educated, immigrant‐origin parents started out more aware of inequality. Results signal the need for race‐specific and intersectional approaches to studying critical consciousness development.
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ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13870