ABSTRACT

A new lens for exploring family socialization about racism and racial differences, the crux of the study is college students“ (N = 181) recalled moral memorable messages (MMM) from their White parents about racial outgroups. Among those who recalled a message, the most common theme was ‘Equal Treatment,’ and included subthemes consistent with both colorblind and multicultural ideologies. ‘Racism is Real and Wrong’ prescribed uncovering and working against one’s own and others” racist acts. Adult children’s message agreement and identification with the message’s sender were both significantly greater for these two themes than for the “Racial outgroups are unequal and unwelcome” theme, which included displays and prescriptions of racist behavior. Implications are discussed in relation to existent theorizing, and for use in future research on family communication about racial difference.

摘要

探索关于种族主义和种族差异的家庭社会化的新视角，研究的症结在于大学生“（N= 181) 从他们的白人父母那里回忆起关于种族外群体的道德记忆信息 (MMM)。在那些回忆起一条信息的人中，最常见的主题是“平等待遇”，其中包括与色盲和多元文化意识形态相一致的子主题。“种族主义是真实的和错误的”规定揭露和反对自己和他人的“种族主义行为”。对于这两个主题，成年儿童对信息的认同和对信息发送者的认同都明显高于“种族外群体不平等和不受欢迎”主题，后者包括种族主义行为的展示和规定。讨论了与现有理论相关的影响，并用于未来关于种族差异的家庭交流研究。