title: Race, ethnicity, and culture in child development: contemporary research and future directions.
abstract: The editors of this special issue reflect on the current status and future directions of research on race, ethnicity, and culture in child development. Research in the special issue disentangles race, ethnicity, culture, and immigrant status, and identifies mediators of sociocultural variables on developmental outcomes. The special issue includes important research on normal development in context for ethnic and racial minority children, addresses racial and ethnic identity development, and considers intergroup processes. The methodological innovations as well as challenges of current research are highlighted. It is recommended that future research adhere to principles of cultural validity described in the text.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.forename: Frances E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Aboud
authors.forename: Ruth K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Contreras-Grau
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hudley
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Lynn S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Liben
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nelson-Le Gall
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Vietze
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D044469:Racial Groups; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*