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Shifting racial stereotypes in late adolescence: Heterogeneous resources for developmental change in the New Latino Diaspora

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Abstract

In this paper we examine how resources, drawn from various spatial and temporal scales, contribute to shifts in how three Latina girls' deploy racial models of personhood as they move from eighth to eleventh grade. We argue that these changing perceptions are made possible by a set of contingent, heterogeneous resources, not by any predictable social or developmental process. We describe the relevant resources by telling the stories of Valeria and her friends Maria and Gabriela, as they move from middle school through high school in Marshall, a New Latino Diaspora town.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-61
Number of pages11
JournalLanguage and Communication
Volume46
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • Heterogeneity
  • Ontogenetic development
  • Racial models of personhood
  • Resources
  • Scales

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