Communicating for One’s Family
An Interdisciplinary Review of Language and Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13105649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer AKam (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Vanja Lazarevic (0000-0002-5751-979X, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-37 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the International Communication Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2380-8977 • E-ISSN: 2380-8985 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23808985.2014.11679157 |
| OpenAlex | W2478673824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 54 |
Although language and cultural brokering is important for immigrant families, this behavior may have both positive and negative consequences for the well-being of young brokers and their family members. Few communication studies, however, have examined brokering in relation to the well-being of immigrant families, despite its prevalence in the United States and elsewhere. Thus, this chapter offers an interdisciplinary review of the brokering literature, identifies four primary perspectives on the well-being of young brokers, offers a unified theoretical model that represents past brokering research (while noting critical concerns that warrant future investigation), and concludes with implications for communication research
Immigration · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Warrant · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Incorporating language brokering experiences into bilingualism research
Leveraging water utility customer reporting for resilient operations and management
Bilingual children acting as language brokers in Italy
The Stressful (and Not So Stressful) Nature of Language Brokering
Leveraging protections, navigating punishments
Communication Dynamics of Immigrant Integration
Child’s presence shapes immigrant women’s experiences of everyday intergroup contact
Uncovering Youth’s Invisible Labor
My mom works in a restaurant here at the market, so she doesn’t need Czech”
An Examination of Family Cohesion and Self-Esteem as Mediators of Bilingualism and Reading Achievement among Second-Generation Immigrant Students
Examining Korean American Parent-Child Relationships Through Bilingual Language Use
Mother-Adolescent Communication in Low-Income, Latino Families during Language Brokering
Multilingual children living in multilingual families
Using an Acculturation‐Stress‐Resilience Framework to Explore Latent Profiles of Latina/o Language Brokers
Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
Longitudinal measurement equivalence of subjective language brokering experiences scale in Mexican American adolescents
Child language brokering as a family care practice
Latino children’s ability to interpret in health settings
Parent-child language differences and ethnolinguistic minority children’s evaluations of family life
Adolescent Language Brokering in Diverse Contexts
Profiles of Language Brokering Experiences and Contextual Stressors
Parent–Adolescent Acculturation Profiles and Adolescent Language Brokering Experiences in Mexican Immigrant Families
What Should Students Learn About the Importance of Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Communities
The older I got, it wasn’t a problem for me anymore”
Burdened or Efficacious? Subgroups of Chinese American Language Brokers, Predictors, and Long-Term Outcomes
Perceived Parenting Discrepancy Profiles, Feelings about Language Brokering, and Internalizing Symptoms among Mexican-origin Adolescents in Immigrant Families
Stress Spillover Among Mother-Adolescent Dyads in Mexican Immigrant Families
Do Mothers’ Experiences Count? An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of Language Brokering Experiences in Mexican Immigrant Families
Parenting and Centrality
Why do Youth Support their Families? A Person-Oriented Approach in Migrant and Native Families
Language Brokering Experience Affects Feelings Toward Bilingualism, Language Knowledge, Use, and Practices
Incorporating language brokering experiences into bilingualism research
Spanish-speaking family members and non-Spanish speakers' supportive and unsupportive communication for Latina/o/x language brokers
Children of Immigration
Child language brokering in linguistic minority communities
Ethnic identity and personal well-being of people of color
Relations Between Parent–Child Acculturation Differences and Adjustment Within Immigrant Chinese Families
The theory of planned behavior
How Children of Immigrants Use Media to Connect Their Families to the Community
The Effects of Language Brokering Frequency and Feelings on Mexican-Heritage Youth's Mental Health and Risky Behaviors
Expanding Definitions of Giftedness
Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory
Gender and Crime
What Does it Mean to be Prosocial? A Cross-Ethnic Study of Parental Beliefs
Communication Privacy Management Theory
Heritage language fluency, ethnic identity, and school effort of immigrant Chinese and Mexican adolescents
Adolescent culture brokering and family functioning
Toward a Theoretical Model of Communal Coping in Postdivorce Families and Other Naturally Occurring Groups
It's One of Those Things That You Do to Help the Family”
Language Brokering
Feelings About Language Brokering and Family Relations Among Mexican American Early Adolescents
Invited Review Article
I Helped My Mom,” and It Helped Me
Young people's representations of language brokering
Chinese American Adolescents’ Perceptions of the Language Brokering Experience as a Sense of Burden and Sense of Efficacy
The Familial Context of Adolescent Language Brokering Within Immigrant Chinese Families in Canada
Speaking on Behalf of Others
Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency
Role Taking of Youths in a Family Context
Language Brokering Among Mexican-Immigrant Families in the Midwest
The role of family acculturation, parental style, and perceived discrimination in the adaptation of second-generation immigrant youth in France and Canada
Language Brokering Contexts and Behavioral and Emotional Adjustment Among Latino Parents and Adolescents
Immigrant Adolescents Behaving as Culture Brokers
Family Relationships, Self-esteem, and Self-efficacy Among Language Brokering Mexican American Emerging Adults
Immigrant Youth
Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers’ Stressors and Psychosocial Functioning
The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
Language Brokering among Latino Adolescents
The Relationship of Language Brokering to Academic Performance, Biculturalism, and Self-Efficacy among Latino Adolescents
Language Brokering, Autonomy, Parent-Child Bonding, Biculturalism, and Depression
The Relationship of Language Brokering to Ethnic Identity for Latino Early Adolescents
Gender Roles and Settlement Activities Among Children and Their Immigrant Families
Accessing Assets
Cultural Transitions in First-Generation Immigrants
Recent Developments in Role Theory
| Unique citing works | 33 |
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| Citations per year | 2,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |