ASIAN AMERICAN PARENTING AND PARENT-ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS by Stephen T. Russell (Editor), Lisa J. Crockett (Editor), Ruth K. Chao (Editor) ( 9781441957276 )

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Title:

ASIAN AMERICAN PARENTING AND PARENT-ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS

By:

Stephen T. Russell (Editor), Lisa J. Crockett (Editor), Ruth K. Chao (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

1441957278

ISBN 13:

9781441957276

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.

Pub. date:

1 April, 2010

Edition:

2010 ed.

Series:

Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development

Pages:

136

Description:

This book compares the parental belief systems of European Americans and immigrant Chinese and their influence on parenting styles. It discusses the role of measurement equivalence in understanding Asian American parenting practices.

Synopsis:

The relationships between children and their parents are the building blocks for f- ily relationships throughout life. The nature of the parent-child relationship begins with parenting-the practices and strategies that parents engage in as they raise their children. Parenting during childhood sets the stage for parent-adolescent relati- ships. These relationships make a critical difference during the teenage years: we know that when parent-adolescent relationships are healthy and strong, adolescents are more likely to have high aspirations and achievement, and to make healthier choices when it comes to risk-taking. Most of the research in this ?eld has been based in the United States and has been conducted through studies of European American families. Yet a growing body of research suggests important ethnic differences in styles of parenting and the qua- ties characterizing the parent-adolescent relationship. In this area of research, most existing studies have examined ethnic and cultural group differences using widely accepted measures and concepts of parenting. Comparative studies assume that dimensions of parenting such as parental warmth or control have the same meaning across cultures; however, given that conceptualizations of adolescent-parent re- tionships have been developed and tested on samples comprised largely of European Americans, we cannot rule out the possibility that the way we understand parenting has been shaped by the predominantly Western- and U. S. -focused research in this ?eld.

Illustrations:

15 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white; X, 136 p. 4

Publication:

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Returns:

Returnable

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