Citation

Roy AL, Uriostegui M, Uribe M. Adv. Child Dev. Behav. 2019; 57: 169-194.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/bs.acdb.2019.04.003

PMID

31296315

Abstract

Positioning our analyses within two theoretical frameworks, system justification (SJ) theory and critical consciousness (CC), we examine relationships between social class and endorsement of SJ and CC beliefs and behaviors within a sample of low-income, Latinx and Black youth living in Chicago. We operationalize social class using five indicators: income-to-needs ratio (INR), subjective social status (SSS), financial strain, violence exposure, and neighborhood income. We find that for Black youth, higher INR is related to a greater likelihood of rejecting the status quo. Comparatively, living in a higher income neighborhood is negatively related to and being exposed to violence is positively related to the likelihood of engaging in social change behaviors. A different pattern emerged for Latinx youth where, higher perceived status was positively associated with accepting the status quo and greater exposure to violence was negatively related to youths' perceived ability to make a difference in the world around them.

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Language: en

Keywords

Black; Critical consciousness; Latinx; Social class; System justification; Youth