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Social Identity, Motivation, andWell Being Among Adolescents from Asian and Latin American Backgrounds

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Health Disparities in Youth and Families

Part of the book series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation ((NSM,volume 57))

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Youth from Asian and Latin American backgrounds, the fastest rising minority groups in American society, face numerous challenges to their successful development. The majority of these adolescents have immigrant parents and many of them were born in another country themselves, creating the need to adapt and adjust to a new and different society (Hernandez, 2004). The youths’ families come from cultural backgrounds that include beliefs, values, and traditions that often differ from the dominant norms in American society. As ethnic minorities, they face social stereotypes that attempt to limit and constrain their abilities, resources, and potential (Fuligni, 2007)

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    Andrew J. Fuligni

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  1. Dept. Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, 68588-0308, Nebraska, USA

    Gustavo Carlo

  2. Dept. Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, 68588-0308, Nebraska, USA

    Lisa J. Crockett

  3. Dept. Sociology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Oldfather Hall 705, Lincoln, 68588, Nebraska, USA

    Miguel A. Carranza

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Fuligni, A.J. (2011). Social Identity, Motivation, andWell Being Among Adolescents from Asian and Latin American Backgrounds. In: Carlo, G., Crockett, L., Carranza, M. (eds) Health Disparities in Youth and Families. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, vol 57. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7092-3_5

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