ABSTRACT

Using survey methodology, we examined communication satisfaction, openness, and socialization strategies related to conversations White parents had with their young adult chIldren about race, ethnicity, and culture. By soliciting the views of young adults, we aimed to understand a generation that has witnessed both racial advancement and regression during their lifetimes, while remaining on the precipice of a majority-minority shift in ethnic demographics. Family communication patterns theory guided this research. The results of this study illustrated the frequency of ethnic-racial socialization messages recalled or not recalled by today’s young adults. Our results also demonstrated that while White families do discuss race, their socialization process differed from that of ethnic minoritized populations. Data analyses revealed conversation-orientation and conformity-orientation were related to parental openness and communication satisfaction during conversations about race, as well as the degree to which White parents utilized specific strategies to teach their children how to think about or engage with other races, ethnicities, and cultures.

摘要

使用调查方法，我们检查了与白人父母与年轻成年子女就种族、民族和文化进行的对话相关的沟通满意度、开放性和社交策略。通过征求年轻人的意见，我们旨在了解在他们的一生中见证了种族进步和退步的一代人，同时仍处于种族人口结构由多数到少数转变的悬崖上。家庭沟通模式理论指导了这项研究。这项研究的结果说明了当今年轻人回忆或不回忆种族-种族社会化信息的频率。我们的研究结果还表明，虽然白人家庭确实讨论了种族，但他们的社会化过程与少数族裔人口的社会化过程不同。