School of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.
Adv Child Dev Behav. 2022;63:129-148. doi: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2022.04.002. Epub 2022 May 25.
Latinx youth in the United States face structural barriers that contribute to inequities across multiple domains (e.g., education, juvenile justice, healthcare systems), as racial biases permeate social institutions. The systemic oppression resulting from racism can be seen in disparities across many indicators of health, including physical health, education, socioeconomic conditions, and the overrepresentation of ethnic and racial minority individuals, including Latinx individuals, incarcerated and exposed to violence. We present an approach to combat social inequities and injustices by promoting and fostering prosocial behaviors (i.e., actions that benefit others) between majority and minority members of our society. Existing theories and research on the factors that can promote such behaviors across youth from different backgrounds is summarized though we highlight work in U.S. Latinx youth. Factors that enhance and undermine prosocial behaviors towards diverse others is also summarized. Finally, some recommendations for intervention and policy efforts are briefly presented.
美国的拉丁裔青年面临着结构障碍，这些障碍导致他们在多个领域（如教育、青少年司法、医疗保健系统）中存在不平等现象，因为种族偏见渗透到了社会机构中。种族主义导致的系统性压迫在许多健康指标上都有体现，包括身体健康、教育、社会经济状况以及少数民族和种族少数群体（包括拉丁裔）个体的过度代表，包括被监禁和遭受暴力的个体。我们提出了一种通过促进和培养我们社会中的多数族裔和少数族裔成员之间的亲社会行为（即有益于他人的行为）来打击社会不平等和不公正的方法。我们总结了现有关于可以促进不同背景的年轻人之间这种行为的因素的理论和研究，尽管我们强调了美国拉丁裔青年的工作。我们还总结了增强和破坏对不同他人的亲社会行为的因素。最后，简要介绍了一些干预和政策措施的建议。
