Christian Friend
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- Human Development and Family Studies, UNCG
There are 4 included publications by Christian Friend :
Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
The influences of parental racial socialization on the academic achievement of African American children: a cultural-ecological approach. |
2009 |
5626 |
Using a cultural-ecological approach, the aim of this study is to explore cultural-specific parenting practices that may help African American children navigate the American educational system and support their academic achievement. Specifically, thi... |
Loss, Survival, and Redemption: African American Male Youth’s Reflections on Life Without Fathers, Manhood, and Coming of Age |
2006 |
3408 |
Using an interpretivist approach, this article explores young African American men’s (N= 20) reflections on coming of age and the meanings of father loss. Based on focus groups, the authors found that it was through autobiographical narratives of los... |
Parental Racial Socialization and the Academic Achievement of African American Children: A Cultural-Ecological Approach |
2011 |
6286 |
Using a cultural-ecological approach, this study examined: (a) associations between parental racial socialization and child academic achievement and (b) variations in these associations across child gender and family socio-economic status. Participan... |
Race, Class, and Religious Differences in the Social Networks of Children and Their Parents |
2012 |
3210 |
The study is a qualitative investigation of mothers’ perspectives about and their role in negotiating and developing intergenerational closure across race, class, and religious differences and their management of children’s diverse friendships. Black... |