Blog Post 3 due 1/30


 





The multiracial population in America is the largest demographic in people under the age of 18. This is because interracial marriages were not legal until 1967 but have not been accepted in older generations (Atkin A.L et al.). It was interesting to compare how different ethnicities chose to talk to their children about today's stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Very conflicting information was told to the biracial children about their cultural socialization and how to deal with different scenarios. My parents are both White Americans so I have been told the same things growing up. My family is not into our cultural socialization as we do not celebrate cultural events. I think my parents did the best they could in educating my sister and I about other races. I did not go to a diverse high school so I haven't had any exposure until I came to college. I pride myself and my parent's teachings when my Black roommate told me she is glad I am not racist. When the parents were prepping their children for bias I do not think they sounded like they were on the same page. For example, Atkin A. L. et al interviewed Diego who had parents with different opinions on how to handle bias. One parent suggested confrontation and the other suggested ignoring it and moving on. I think it is okay to give different racial-ethnic socialization messages because it helps the children be in tune with all of their racial identities. In my opinion, parents should at least be on the same page and not provide negative socialization about the other race. Giving similar advice instead of conflicting information would be beneficial for the child.


Classroom Vocabulary:

(Prejudice, Discrimination, and Microaggressions Lecture, 2022, Slide 5-9)

(Family Racial-Ethnic Socialization Lecture, 2022, Slide 2-10)


Stereotype: false and/or over-generalizations about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of particular groups

Prejudice: hostile or negative attitude toward a distinguishable group of people, based solely on their membership in the group

Discrimination: unequal, negative, or harmful treatment of a person based on group membership

Familial racial-ethnic socialization: messages that parents transmit to their children about what it means to be associated with particular racial groups

Cultural Socialization (pluralism): messages about the culture, history, and heritage of one's racial group and promotion of diversity

Preparation for Bias: teaching children about prejudice and discrimination they might face as a member of their racial group

Promotion of Mistrust: emphasizes warnings to children about other racial-ethnic groups

Racial-Ethnic Socialization: how/what parents talk to their children about race

 Reference List


Atkin, A.L, Jackson, K.F., White, R. M. B., & Tran, A. G. T. T. (2021). A Qualitative Examination of

        Familial Racial-Ethnic Socialization Experiences Among Multiracial American Emerging Adults:

        Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. HTTP://dx.doi.org/fam0000918


Atkin, N.D. (2021). HDFS 280: Defining Family & Family Diversity [Lecture notes 6]. Retrieved 

        from http://mycourses.purdue.edu


Atkin, N.D. (2021). HDFS 280: Defining Family & Family Diversity [Lecture notes 7]. Retrieved 

        from http://mycourses.purdue.edu

Sensoy, O. & DiAngelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal? An introduction to key concepts in 

        social justice education (2nd ed.). Teachers College Press.



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