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Exploring Colombian adolescents' awareness of ethnoracial inequities and related discussions with family, peers, and in school.

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Τίτλος: Exploring Colombian adolescents' awareness of ethnoracial inequities and related discussions with family, peers, and in school.
Συγγραφείς: Umaña-Taylor AJ; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA., Martinez-Fuentes S; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA., Vega LMT; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., Sierra JF; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., Zeiger AA; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA., Salcido V; University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA., Cohen A; Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA., Castrillón SB; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., Giraldo AZ; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., Tirado LU; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., Hardesty JL; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Πηγή: Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence [J Res Adolesc] 2026 Jun; Vol. 36 (2), pp. e70212.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9109126 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-7795 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10508392 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Res Adolesc Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1991-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Ethnicity*/psychology , Racism*/psychology, Colombia/ethnology ; Family/psychology ; Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Peer Group ; Schools ; Social Group ; Social Identification ; Socioeconomic Factors
Περίληψη: The developmental competency of ethnic-racial identity development is salient in contexts where there is an ethnoracial hierarchy and society is characterized by an inequitable distribution of power and access to resources that functions according to this hierarchy. Colombia, given its history of colonization, represents one such context. As such, the current study explored Colombian adolescents' awareness of ethnoracial-based inequities based on individual interviews with a socioeconomically diverse sample of 24 youth (Mage = 14.92, SD = 0.93) in Medellín, Colombia. Utilizing reflexive thematic analysis to explore adolescents' perceptions of ethnoracial inequities in their immediate and more distal settings, findings indicated that adolescents perceived ethnoracial inequities in various contexts and their perceptions in more proximal settings seemed to vary by socioeconomic background. Across socioeconomic groups, adolescents were highly aware of ethnoracial inequities in Colombia. However, awareness of ethnoracial inequities was less prevalent in school settings and more limited in neighborhood contexts, particularly among those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. Furthermore, whereas adolescents' observations frequently touched on themes of anti-blackness and anti-indigeneity, their discussions about reasons for inequities did not explicitly name critical perspectives on race or systemic racism. Finally, most participants expressed the belief that having conversations about ethnoracial inequities was important, especially with peers and their families.
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Grant Information: Universidad de San Buenaventura
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Colombia; adolescents; discrimination; ethnicity; ethnic‐racial identity; ethnic‐racial socialization; race
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260608 Date Completed: 20260611 Latest Revision: 20260730
Update Code: 20260731
DOI: 10.1111/jora.70212
PMID: 42252732
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.70212