Say it Loud: The Obama Effect and Racial/Ethnic Identification of Adolescents.

The current study examined how self-reported racial/ethnic identification of adolescents living in poverty may be related to significant societal events and seminal public figures. Data from a multiple cohort longitudinal study, conducted in Mobile, Alabama between 1998 and 2011, were used to examin...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 858 - 869
Autores principales:	Williams, Javonda, Bolland, Kathleen A., Hooper, Lisa, Church, Wesley, Tomek, Sara, Bolland, John
Formato:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2014
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Sumario:	The current study examined how self-reported racial/ethnic identification of adolescents living in poverty may be related to significant societal events and seminal public figures. Data from a multiple cohort longitudinal study, conducted in Mobile, Alabama between 1998 and 2011, were used to examine the impact of Barack Obama's nomination and presidency on racial/ethnic identification. The results show that significantly more adolescents changed their self-reported racial/ethnic identification from White or Mixed-Race to Black or Mixed Race after the election than before. These results suggest that a distant public figure can serve as a role model with observable effects for adolescents.