%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°They Learn to Convivir¡±: Immigrant Latinx Parents¡¯ Perspectives on Cultural Socialization in Organized Youth Activities
%A Lorraine Munoz
%A Marcela Raffaelli
%A Maria I. Iturbide
%A Vanessa Guti¨¦rrez
%J Journal of Adolescent Research
%@ 1552-6895
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0743558418777827
%X This qualitative study explored immigrant Latinx parents¡¯ views of the role organized youth activities play in their children¡¯s cultural socialization. Respondents were 29 Latinx caregivers of adolescents participating in 13 project-based youth programs. Most caregivers were female (n = 25) and biological parents (n = 27); all were born outside the United States (83% in Mexico). Caregivers participated in structured open-ended interviews, which were analyzed using a consensual inductive approach. Although the programs did not focus primarily on cultural issues, two thirds of the caregivers discussed cultural elements relating to their child¡¯s program participation. Three dimensions were identified that reflected how youth programs supported adolescents¡¯ socialization: (a) Latinx socialization, (b) multicultural socialization, and (c) civic socialization. Collectively, these different types of socialization provide youth with skills for living in a diverse society. Parents¡¯ views of cultural socialization as a multifaceted process are consistent with the growing consensus that successful adaptation for children of immigrants involves maintaining connections with the family¡¯s heritage culture (enculturation) while developing skills to function in larger society (acculturation). By acknowledging culture as a salient dimension for Latinx youth from immigrant families, program effectiveness can be increased for all youth
%K cultural socialization
%K immigrants
%K Latina/o parents
%K organized youth activities
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0743558418777827