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Prosocial Development Among M exican A merican Youth
Author(s) -
Knight George P.,
Carlo Gustavo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2012.00233.x
Subject(s) - prosocial behavior , psychology , ethnic group , developmental psychology , adolescent development , social psychology , sociology , anthropology
Scholars have documented the need for understanding the positive developmental pathways of ethnic minority youth. Research on prosocial behaviors—actions intended to benefit others—is one area of developmental psychology that has begun to address this gap. This article presents a brief review of theories and research on the prosocial development of M exican A merican youth. In addition, it describes some of the most significant limitations of the existing empirical research and provides suggestions for the direction of future research.