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Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 31, No. 3, 273-290 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798405278453

Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Diversity and Racism Experience on the Racial Socialization of Black Youth

Howard C. Stevenson

University of Pennsylvania

J. Derek McNeil

Wheaton College

Teresa Herrero-Taylor

University of Pennsylvania

Gwendolyn Y. Davis

University of Pennsylvania

Research on ecological factors that influence the experience of racial socialization by African American adolescents is limited but necessary in understanding how youth come to be exposed to these messages. This study examines how the cultural diversity of an adolescent’s neighborhood and his or her experience with racism moderates the frequency of experiencing protective and proactive racial socialization communications received from their families. Results reveal that boys are more likely than girls to receive coping with antagonism and cultural pride communications in high culturally diverse neighborhoods when they’ve had a personal experience with racism. Conversely, girls from low culturally diverse neighborhoods, predominantly Black, report receiving more cultural pride messages from family if they had a personal experience with racism. The moderating effects of neighborhood cultural diversity and racism on the racial socialization of Black youth are discussed.

Key Words: neighborhood • racial socialization • racism • Black • youth • diversity


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