A partnership between the Pitt Center on Race and Social Problems and the Boston College Lynch School Department of Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology
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How do parents leading interfaith or multiethnic families share their respective cultural assets with their children?
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How do youth raised in interfaith or multiethnic families integrate the values and practices from their parents’ backgrounds into their own developing identities?
A collaborative study between Boston College and the University of Pittsburgh is recruiting multi-ethnic and interfaith families to share their practices around identity.
Defining "Interfaith" and "Multiethnic" Families
“Interfaith” refers to families led by parents raised in different religious traditions. Some of these religious traditions may include Mainline Protestant, Evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and many others.
“Multiethnic” refers to families led by parents whose ancestors came from different countries, regions, or cultures. Some of those ethnic groups may include Hispanic or Latinx, Mexican, Black or African American, Nigerian, Caribbean, Asian American, Chinese, Caucasian or White, Italian, and many others.
Recent Publications
In March of 2023, Dr. Scott Seider and Dr. James P. Huguley co-edited a special issue on Multi-racial Parenting in the Journal of Race and Social Problems.
To read the introduction: Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Multiracial Families: Emerging Findings and Future Directions click here
To read all 7 articles click here
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