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A Mixed Methods Study of Skin Tone and Black Parents' Racial Socialization

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ID2348554
AuthorsDalhia D Lloyd (0000-0002-6066-5851, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume45
Issue6
Pages1583-1606
Publication date2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x231181375
OpenAlexW4379880819
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

This study examines whether there is a relation between assigned skin tone and parental racial socialization of their young children (ages 5-8). The concurrent mixed methods design combined quantitative and qualitative findings to explore the complexity and role skin tones play in Black parents' messages to their children. In the quantitative strand, 178 Black parents completed a survey and questionnaire. The qualitative strand consisted of a one-on-one interview with 10 parents from the quantitative sample. Quantitative findings revealed that parents who assigned a light skin tone to their children engaged in more specific types of racial socialization than those who assigned a darker skin tone to their children. Analysis of qualitative interviews revealed parents' unique messages based on assigned skin tones. Data from the two strands were integrated using a weaving approach that compared findings from both strands

Conversation · Developmental psychology · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Socialization · Sociology · Telephone survey · Communication · Critical Race Theory in Education · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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