McKeown, S., Williams, A., Sagherian-Dickey, T. and Kucaba, Katarzyna (2019) A new agenda for examining interethnic interactions amongst youth in diverse settings. In: Titzmann, P.F. and Jugert, P., (eds.) Youth in Superdiverse Societies: Growing up with globalization, diversity, and acculturation. Routledge. ISBN 9781138488397

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Abstract

Social psychological research on youth intergroup relations has primarily examined interactions between dichotomous groups through cross-sectional and self-report measures in single contexts. Such traditional approaches, however, are not adept to capturing the dynamic nature of intergroup relations for youth growing up in multicultural societies. In this chapter, we briefly review the existing literature on youth interethnic interactions. We next discuss some theoretical and methodological limitations of this research. We then review the handful of studies focused on youths’ behaviour in diverse contexts, as well as emerging research examining youth and behavioural trajectories when moving beyond the dichotomies of Black and White. We end the chapter by proposing a new research agenda which brings youth into context and extends theoretical boundaries by drawing on a range of innovative methods. We argue this broader approach is needed if we are to truly understand the implications of growing ethnic diversity for youth.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	interethnic interactions, youth, methodology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM) Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families
Last Modified:	04 May 2021 10:36
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/29645

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