Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens PDF
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GrowinG Up in AmericA Growing Up in America The power of rAce in The Lives of Teens Brad christerson, Korie L. edwards, and richard flory sTAnford UniversiTy press Stanford, California 2010 Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Christerson, Brad. Growing up in America : the power of race in the lives of teens / Brad Christerson, Korie L. Edwards, and Richard Flory p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8047-6051-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8047-6052-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Teenagers—United States—Social conditions. 2. Teenagers—United States— Attitudes. 3. Race—Social aspects—United States. 4. Socialization—United States. I. Edwards, Korie L. II. Flory, Richard W. III. Title. hq796.c4596 2010 305.235089'00973—dc22 2009044479 Typeset at Stanford University Press in 10/14 Minion To Carin, Mark, and Malia With love always conTenTs Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Family: Learning Authority, Autonomy, and Responsibility 12 3 Peers: Infuencing Attitudes, Social Acceptance, and Personal Relationships 41 4 School: Motivating Achievement, Aspirations, and Opportunity 71 5 Religion: Developing Beliefs, Experiences, and Practices 110 6 Conclusion 145 Appendixes A. Methodology, 165. B. Frequencies of Racial/Ethnic Groups, 167. C. Regression Analyses of NSYR Survey Data, 168 Notes 181 References 187 Index 197 TABLes 2.1 Household Structure of Teens by Race/Ethnicity 22 2.2 Teen-Family Contact and Supervision by Race/Ethnicity 25 2.3 Teen-Family Relationships and Communication by Race/Ethnicity 32 2.4 Summary of Family Types 35 3.1 Attributes of Friends by Race/Ethnicity 53 3.2 Body Image by Race/Ethnicity 55 3.3 Substance Use by Race/Ethnicity 56 3.4 Dating and Sexual Relationships by Race/Ethnicity 63 4.1 Academic Views and Future Aspirations by Race/Ethnicity 81 5.1 Teen Religious Beliefs by Race/Ethnicity 120 5.2 Teen Religious Practice and Experience by Race/Ethnicity 128 5.3 Teen Involvement in and Attitudes Toward Religious Institutions by Race/Ethnicity 134 C.1 Logistic Regression Model Predicting Likelihood of Teen Living in Female-Headed Single-Parent Household 168 C.2 Logistic Regression Model Predicting Likelihood of Teen Spending at Least One Evening per Week with No Adult Supervision 169 C.3 Logistic Regression Model Predicting Likelihood of Teen Spending Eight Hours per Week or More in One or More Weeknight Extracurricular Activity 170 C.4 Logistic Regression Model Predicting Likelihood of Teen Having Been Drunk at Least Once in the Past Year 171 C.5 Logistic Regression Model Predicting Likelihood of Teen Having Had Sex at Least Once 172 C.6 Ordered Logistic Regression Model Estimating Liklihood that Female Teen “Feels Happy About Her Physical Appearance” 173
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