Self-esteem among ethnic minority youth in Western countries

1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maykel Verkuyten
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Western Countries

scholarly journals Do Parental and Peer Support Protect Adjustment in the Face of Ethnic Discrimination? A Comparison between Refugee Youth and Youth of Immigrant Descent

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12016
Author(s):  
Julia Marie Christina Wenzing ◽  
Nadya Gharaei ◽  
Zeynep Demir ◽  
Maja Katharina Schachner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Refugee Youth ◽  
The Face

Applying a risk and protection perspective, this study paid special attention to the protective roles of parental and peer support in the face of perceived ethnic discrimination (PED) at school. Responding to the inconsistent findings of previous research, the survey study provides greater clarity regarding the interactions between PED at school, social support and positive adjustment (self-esteem, self-efficacy, optimism and school integration). The sample comprised 104 ethnic-minority youth (Mage = 17.73, SD = 3.29, 61% female), including refugee youth (n = 55) and second- and third-generation youth of immigrant descent (n = 49). Structural equation models across the whole sample confirmed peer support as a significant moderator, indicating that ethnic-minority youth who received low peer support were less optimistic when facing PED. In multi-group models, we tested whether results differ across refugee youth and youth of immigrant descent. Results revealed between-group differences concerning the moderating roles of parental and peer support: For youth of immigrant descent, while more PED was associated with lower self-esteem when receiving low parental support, we found a positive association between PED and optimism when receiving high parental support. Based on the findings that refugee youth were shown to be less optimistic when obtaining low peer support, the main interaction effect for peer support on optimism seemed to be driven by refugee youth. The results of our cross-sectional study highlight the importance of identifying specific social support factors for specific adjustment outcomes and also the importance of differentiating between minority groups. Further, the findings offer practical implications for the educational sector in terms of programs focusing on the development of peer-support networks to especially promote refugee youth resilience and resettlement in Germany.

Evidence-based assessment strategies for working with ethnic minority youth.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Valenzuela ◽  
Elizabeth R. Pulgaron ◽  
Katherine S. Salamon ◽  
Anna Maria Patiño-Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Assessment Strategies

Asymmetric information among stakeholders and consequences in vocational training for ethnic minority youth in Hoa Binh province

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 619-631
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Specific Population ◽  
State Management ◽  
Principal Agent Problem ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hoa Binh

The government supports vocational training in order to improve social security for specific population groups, such as the ethnic minority youth. However, there exists information asymmetry among the stakeholders in vocational training, including the ethnic minority youth, local authorities, training institutions, enterprises and state management agencies, leading to adverse selection, moral hazard and principal-agent problem. These problems have negatively impacted the effectiveness of vocational training for ethnic minority youth. Received 19th September 2019; Revised 20th October 2019; Accepted 24th October 2019

Community policing in Danish “ghetto” areas: Trust and distrust between the police and ethnic minority youth

2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582110173
Author(s):  
Tobias Kammersgaard ◽  
Thomas Friis Søgaard ◽  
Mie Birk Haller ◽  
Torsten Kolind ◽  
Geoffrey Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Challenges And Strategies ◽  
The Way

Recent years have seen trends within police to use different forms of “community policing” strategies that aim to foster closer relationships and trust with citizens, as well as an orientation toward “procedural justice” in law enforcement practices. Based on 25 interviews with police officers in two different police precincts in Denmark, this article explores the policing of ethnic minority youth in so-called “ghetto” areas from the perspectives of police officers. In doing this, we describe the specific challenges and strategies in implementing such policing methods in neighborhoods where some residents display low trust or even hostility toward the police. The article sheds light on the emotional, organizational, and practical challenges involved in doing community policing in marginalized neighborhoods and the way in which this shapes how community policing is being organized in practice.

Post Traumatic Stress, Context, and the Lingering Effects of the Hurricane Katrina Disaster among Ethnic Minority Youth

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl F. Weems ◽  
Leslie K. Taylor ◽  
Melinda F. Cannon ◽  
Reshelle C. Marino ◽  
Dawn M. Romano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Minor harassments: Ethnic minority youth in the Nordic countries and their perceptions of the police

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mie Birk Haller ◽  
Randi Solhjell ◽  
Elsa Saarikkomäki ◽  
Torsten Kolind ◽  
Geoffrey Hunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Police Interactions ◽  
Police Practices

As different social groups are directly and indirectly confronted with diverse forms of police practices, different sectors of the population accumulate different experiences and respond differently to the police. This study focuses on the everyday experiences of the police among ethnic minority young people in the Nordic countries. The data for the article are based on semi-structured interviews with 121 young people in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In these interviews, many of the participants refer to experiences of “minor harassments” – police interactions characterized by low-level reciprocal intimidations and subtle provocations, exhibited in specific forms of body language, attitudes and a range of expressions to convey derogatory views. We argue that “minor harassments” can be viewed as a mode of conflictual communication which is inscribed in everyday involuntary interactions between the police and ethnic minority youth and which, over time, can develop an almost ritualized character. Consequently, minority youth are more likely to hold shared experiences that influence their perceptions of procedural justice, notions of legitimacy and the extent to which they comply with law enforcement representatives.

Target Marketing of Food Products to Ethnic Minority Youth

1993 ◽  
Vol 699 (1 Prevention an) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEROME D. WILLIAMS ◽  
CHERYL ACHTERBERG ◽  
GINA PAZZAGLIA SYLVESTER
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Ethnic Minority Youth ◽  
Target Marketing
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