This study examines race socialization, defined as the process whereby individuals learn about the meaning and significance of race and racism. With data from the 2001–2004 National Survey of American Life-Adolescent Supplement (NSAL-A), we analyze responses to the Comprehensive Race Socialization Inventory (CRSI) among 1,170 African American and Caribbean Black adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 years. The CRSI captures sources, frequency, content of messages, and prevalence of the most useful message, among other components (e.g., onset and recency, anticipatory socialization, and socializing behaviors). We find 90% of respondents report someone talked with them about what being Black means. In addition, most respondents report receiving messages from all four sources specified in the CRSI (i.e., parents, relatives, friends, and other adults). We find little evidence to suggest sources differ by sex, age, ethnicity, or U.S. region. The question assessing the most useful message is open-ended. Over 60% of respondents recall content supporting “Race equality,” maintaining a “Positive self-attitude,” or emphasizing “Black pride” as the most useful message. We conclude race socialization is commonplace among Black adolescents because racism necessitates it.

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描述性研究，使用综合种族社会化清单：美国国家青少年生命补充调查的结果

这项研究探讨了种族社会化，定义为个人了解种族和种族主义的含义和意义的过程。借助2001-2004年美国生命青少年补充品全国调查（NSAL-A）的数据，我们分析了13个17岁至17岁之间的1,170名非洲裔美国和加勒比黑人青少年对综合种族社会化清单（CRSI）的反应。CRSI捕获消息的来源，频率，消息内容以及最有用消息的流行程度，以及其他组成部分（例如，发病和新近度，预期的社交活动和社交行为）。我们发现90％的受访者表示有人与他们讨论过黑人的含义。此外，大多数受访者表示收到了来自CRSI中指定的所有四个来源（即父母，亲戚，朋友，和其他成年人）。我们发现几乎没有证据表明来源因性别，年龄，种族或美国地区而异。评估最有用消息的问题是开放性的。超过60％的受访者回想起支持“种族平等”，保持“积极的自我态度”或强调“黑人骄傲”作为最有用信息的内容。我们认为种族社会化在黑人青少年中很普遍，因为种族主义是必须的。