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Socioeconomic Status and Child/Youth Outcomes in Asian American Families

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Decades of research has established the important role of socioeconomic status (SES) in children’s education and psychosocial outcomes. Nevertheless, systematic research on the role of SES in families from immigrant backgrounds remains limited. In this chapter, we review research on the intriguing and complex role of SES in Asian American families. We aim to address: How has family SES been conceived in Asian societies and how may this notion of SES have influenced Asian American families and child/youth educational and psychosocial outcomes? Our review shows that family SES powerfully shapes immigrant family experiences before and after migration. It structures family resources and investment in Asian American families, which has important implications for children’s educational and psychosocial outcomes. Our review also suggests that a number of protective factors including maintaining the traditional Asian perception of the fluid nature of family SES, support from family, and co-ethnic community can buffer the negative effect of low SES on Asian American children’s educational outcomes. We conclude with implications and recommendations for future research.

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    Desiree Baolian Qin, Mingjun Xie & Shizhu Liu

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Qin, D.B., Chang, TF., Xie, M., Liu, S., Rana, M. (2017). Socioeconomic Status and Child/Youth Outcomes in Asian American Families. In: Choi, Y., Hahm, H. (eds) Asian American Parenting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63136-3_5

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