Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood
This mixed-methods longitudinal study examines ethnic self-identity change from mid-adolescence to middle adulthood among a representative sample of adult children of immigrants first surveyed in 1992 in San Diego. Findings reveal the complexities of ethnic identity. Ethnic identity labels are often...
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| author | Cynthia Feliciano Rubén G. Rumbaut |
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| description | This mixed-methods longitudinal study examines ethnic self-identity change from mid-adolescence to middle adulthood among a representative sample of adult children of immigrants first surveyed in 1992 in San Diego. Findings reveal the complexities of ethnic identity. Ethnic identity labels are often used interchangeably yet usually stabilize by middle adulthood. While the importance of ethnic identity often diminishes, immigrants’ children in their late thirties express distinct ethnic identity formations, ranging from strong ethnic attachments to indifference, that vary within and between nativity and national-origin groups. Ethnic identities relate to political views and behaviors, interethnic friendships, and cultural practices, but not interethnic unions. Consistent with life course theory, results show how identities develop across nearly a quarter century, influenced by sociohistorical contexts and relationships with others. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be89e2a514ad4a149e60dbb3dcd354912022-12-21T18:40:41ZengRussell Sage FoundationRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences2377-82532377-82612018-08-0145264610.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.02Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle AdulthoodCynthia Feliciano0Rubén G. Rumbaut1University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThis mixed-methods longitudinal study examines ethnic self-identity change from mid-adolescence to middle adulthood among a representative sample of adult children of immigrants first surveyed in 1992 in San Diego. Findings reveal the complexities of ethnic identity. Ethnic identity labels are often used interchangeably yet usually stabilize by middle adulthood. While the importance of ethnic identity often diminishes, immigrants’ children in their late thirties express distinct ethnic identity formations, ranging from strong ethnic attachments to indifference, that vary within and between nativity and national-origin groups. Ethnic identities relate to political views and behaviors, interethnic friendships, and cultural practices, but not interethnic unions. Consistent with life course theory, results show how identities develop across nearly a quarter century, influenced by sociohistorical contexts and relationships with others.https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.02ethnic identitysecond generationimmigrantsmiddle adulthoodlife course |
| spellingShingle | Cynthia Feliciano Rubén G. Rumbaut Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences ethnic identity second generation immigrants middle adulthood life course |
| title | Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood |
| title_full | Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood |
| title_fullStr | Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood |
| title_short | Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood |
| title_sort | varieties of ethnic self identities children of immigrants in middle adulthood |
| topic | ethnic identity second generation immigrants middle adulthood life course |
| url | https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.02 |
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