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Bearing The Burden Of Whiteness: The Implications Of Racial Self-Identification For Multiracial Adolescents' School Belonging And Academic Achievement, Ruth Burke, Grace Kao
Bearing The Burden Of Whiteness: The Implications Of Racial Self-Identification For Multiracial Adolescents' School Belonging And Academic Achievement, Ruth Burke, Grace Kao
Grace Kao
Previous literature on racial self-identification among multiracials demonstrates that self-identification differs by context. Moreover, among multiracial adolescents, identity, usually measured in school, is correlated with achievement. In addition, a few studies have indicated that for half-white, half-minority adolescents, school achievement falls in between the achievements of their monoracial counterparts. Using the in-school and in-home components of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we examine the relationship between racial self-identification and school belonging and achievement. We find that among black/white and Asian/white adolescents, adolescents who self-identify as white are particularly disadvantaged in school, reporting lower grade point averages …
The Salience Of Racial And Ethnic Identification In Friendship Choices Among Hispanic Adolescents, Grace Kao, Elizabeth Vaquera
The Salience Of Racial And Ethnic Identification In Friendship Choices Among Hispanic Adolescents, Grace Kao, Elizabeth Vaquera
Grace Kao
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School Racial Composition And Adolescent Racial Homophily, Kara Joyner, Grace Kao
School Racial Composition And Adolescent Racial Homophily, Kara Joyner, Grace Kao
Kara Joyner
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