Suzuki Sara, Quiles Taina B, Castro Elena Maker
CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University.
University of Virginia.
J Community Appl Soc Psychol. 2023 Mar-Apr;33(2):406-424. doi: 10.1002/casp.2660. Epub 2022 Oct 31.
Critical action-behaviors aimed at dismantling systems of oppression-must be examined within youths' racialized experiences and should incorporate cultural and sociohistorical factors. We considered an expansive list of items capturing youth behaviors to create a novel four-factor (service, community change, expression, and care) measure of critical action for Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth. Multiple distinct profiles of critical action were identified within both racial-ethnic groups, and associations between the profiles and sociodemographic and contextual support variables were explored. Gender differences in the type of critical action were found in both racial-ethnic groups, pointing to the potential influence of gender roles on critical action among these populations. Differences in critical action patterns were also found between those born in the U.S. versus those born outside the U.S.; access to critical action may differ within racial-ethnic groups depending on birthplace and associated nuances in familial and cultural contexts. This paper demonstrated a need for attending to variation between and within groups in the study of critical action in order to effectively support racialized youth's coping within and resistance against systems of oppression.
旨在瓦解压迫制度的关键行动行为——必须在青少年的种族化经历中进行审视，并应纳入文化和社会历史因素。我们考虑了一系列广泛的项目，这些项目涵盖青少年行为，以创建一种针对亚裔和西班牙裔/拉丁裔青少年的新型关键行动四因素（服务、社区变革、表达和关爱）测量方法。在这两个种族群体中都识别出了多种不同的关键行动特征，并探讨了这些特征与社会人口统计学和背景支持变量之间的关联。在这两个种族群体中都发现了关键行动类型上的性别差异，这表明性别角色对这些人群中的关键行动可能产生影响。在美国出生的人与在美国境外出生的人在关键行动模式上也存在差异；在种族群体内部，根据出生地以及家庭和文化背景中的相关细微差别，获得关键行动的机会可能会有所不同。本文表明，在研究关键行动时需要关注群体之间和群体内部的差异，以便有效地支持种族化青少年应对压迫制度并对其进行抵抗。
