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The Perceived Payoff of Education: Do Generational Status and Racial Discrimination Matter?
Author(s) -
Mroczkowski Alison L.,
Sánchez Bernadette,
Carter Jocelyn Smith
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12307
Subject(s) - psychology , value (mathematics) , perception , racism , racial differences , racial group , social psychology , low income , race (biology) , ethnic group , socioeconomics , sociology , gender studies , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , anthropology
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among racial discrimination, generational status, and perceptions of the economic value of education among Latina/o youth. Participants were 400 urban, low‐income, Latina/o students from a large Midwestern U.S. city who completed surveys in both 9th and 10th grades. Results revealed that more perceived racial discrimination was associated with more perceived economic limitations of education. When analyzed by generational status, more racial discrimination in 9th grade was significantly related to lower perceived economic value of education in 10th grade for third‐generation and later participants, but not for first‐ or second‐generation participants. The results provide evidence for the diverse experiences of racial discrimination and perceived economic value of education across generational groups.