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Cultural socialization in families with internationally adopted children.

Lee RM, Grotevant HD, Hellerstedt WL, Gunnar MR,

Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus, MN 55455, USA. richlee@umn.edu

Cultural socialization attitudes, beliefs, and parenting behaviors were examined in families with internationally adopted children. The authors hypothesized that parents with lower color-blind racial attitudes would be more likely to engage in enculturation and racialization parenting behaviors because they hold stronger beliefs in the value and importance of cultural socialization. Using data from the Minnesota International Adoption Project, the results support this mediation model of cultural socialization. Individual variations in cultural socialization also are discussed in terms of child development and shifting adoption attitudes and practices.

Published 19 December 2006 in J Fam Psychol, 20(4): 571-80.
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