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Sharing information about peer relations: Parent and adolescent opinions and behaviors in Hmong and African American families
Author(s) -
Brown B. Bradford,
Bakken Jeremy P.,
Nguyen Jacqueline,
Von Bank Heather G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.189
Subject(s) - ethnic group , autonomy , psychology , social psychology , adolescent development , african american , cultural diversity , developmental psychology , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , ethnology
Abstract Despite sharing similar attitudes regarding the information about peers that parents have a right to know, the strategies African American and Hmong families use to seek or censor information about peers diverge because of ethnic differences in emphasis on trust, nurturing autonomy, respect for parental authority, and maintaining cultural traditions.