Race/Ethnicity and Social Adjustment of Adolescents: How (Not if) School Diversity Matters

被引:98
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作者
Graham, Sandra [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Educ, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CROSS-ETHNIC FRIENDSHIPS; IDENTITY COMPLEXITY; PEER VICTIMIZATION; INTERGROUP ATTITUDES; MIDDLE SCHOOL; SELF-BLAME; CONTEXT; SEGREGATION; TRANSITION; SCIENCE;
D O I
10.1080/00461520.2018.1428805
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
In this article, I describe a program of research on the psychosocial benefits of racial/ethnic diversity in urban middle schools. It is hypothesized that greater diversity can benefit students' mental health, intergroup attitudes, and school adaptation via three mediating mechanisms: (a) the formation and maintenance of cross-ethnic friendships, (b) the development of complex social identities, and (c) decreases in perceived vulnerability. These hypotheses are examined in a 3-year longitudinal study of approximately 6,000 ethnically diverse 6th-grade students as they enter one of 26 urban middle schools in California. The overarching goal of this article is to present a strong argument that greater school ethnic diversity can buffer many of the normative challenges of early adolescence.
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页码:64 / 77
页数:14
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