Lisa M. Diamond, Molly R. Butterworth, and Kendrick Allen
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199736546
- eISBN:
- 9780199932443
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736546.003.0016
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Child Psychology / School Psychology
This chapter reviews current research on the role of the family in fostering (or hindering) psychosocial development among sexual-minority adolescents and young adults. It seeks to understand the ...
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This chapter reviews current research on the role of the family in fostering (or hindering) psychosocial development among sexual-minority adolescents and young adults. It seeks to understand the dynamic, changing interplay between youths and their family members as they all undergo different adaptational challenges as part of the youths' identity development and psychosocial adjustment, and how family-level variables interact with individual-level variables to shape the entire family's trajectory of growth and development.Less
This chapter reviews current research on the role of the family in fostering (or hindering) psychosocial development among sexual-minority adolescents and young adults. It seeks to understand the dynamic, changing interplay between youths and their family members as they all undergo different adaptational challenges as part of the youths' identity development and psychosocial adjustment, and how family-level variables interact with individual-level variables to shape the entire family's trajectory of growth and development.
Vivian Center Seltzer
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814740422
- eISBN:
- 9780814741023
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814740422.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter examines the impact of minority status on the experiences of adolescents. Adolescents often identify as members of specific racial or ethnic groups, religious groups, or other types of ...
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This chapter examines the impact of minority status on the experiences of adolescents. Adolescents often identify as members of specific racial or ethnic groups, religious groups, or other types of groups, and in some cases labels derived from visible characteristics are attributed to them. Division by label advantages some and disadvantages others. Increased cognitive development will allow adolescents to comprehend fully that different external physical or social characteristics do not mean a different set of internal dynamics. All individuals develop in the same sequence and grow up by similar routes regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion. This chapter considers the pragmatic realities that professionals must address when it comes to dealing with minority adolescents, along with the role of minority parents in helping their adolescent children cope with issues of growth and comparison as well as prejudice and discrimination.Less
This chapter examines the impact of minority status on the experiences of adolescents. Adolescents often identify as members of specific racial or ethnic groups, religious groups, or other types of groups, and in some cases labels derived from visible characteristics are attributed to them. Division by label advantages some and disadvantages others. Increased cognitive development will allow adolescents to comprehend fully that different external physical or social characteristics do not mean a different set of internal dynamics. All individuals develop in the same sequence and grow up by similar routes regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion. This chapter considers the pragmatic realities that professionals must address when it comes to dealing with minority adolescents, along with the role of minority parents in helping their adolescent children cope with issues of growth and comparison as well as prejudice and discrimination.
