Impact Of Racial Socialization On African Americans

African American Resiliency: Examining Racial Socialization and Social Support The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of racial socialization and social support in the resiliency of African Americans. It is essential to look out how African American life and culture serve as protective factors in overcoming adversity. Racial socialization is a set of behaviors that address how African Americans should feel about their culture and how they react to racial tension in America. Research has found that receiving racial socialization messages that indicated pride and being educated about one’s culture led to positive outcomes academically, mentally, and emotionally. Historically, the family has been a main form of support for African Americans. The community, the church, and fictive kin are also a part of this social network, which contributes to African Americans being able to overcome challenges they face. The strong social support system helps to promote resiliency in African American culture. The sample used in this study were African American college students ranging from different economic backgrounds. The results indicated that resiliency was positively correlated with racial socialization messages and perceived social support.
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Despite the devastation that African Americans endured, families managed to stick together, adapt, and succeed, in the midst of seemingly insuperable odds. The strengths of African American families has been highlighted among several researchers. These strengths include having a strong family bond, a strong work ethic, an egalitarian household, strong motivation to succeed, and a strong religious background. African Americans’ strong family connection allows them to be able to deal with a crisis situation, value one another, have healthy communication, and continue to grow as a powerful