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07-01-2022 | Original Paper

Latino Parents’ Perspectives on the Life Trajectories of Mixed-Status Children

Auteurs: Joseph G. Grzywacz, Edgar Apanecatl-Ibarra, Ebony Iheanacho, Kinsey E. Pocchio, Jonathan R. Cardamone, Michael J. Merten, Martha I. Zapata

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 3/2022

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Abstract

Many immigrant Latino families have one or more U.S. -born children and at least one foreign-born non-citizen child. Contextual theories of human development would argue that these siblings would have very different life trajectories by virtue of their citizenship status or lack thereof. However, researchers and policy-makers know very little about the home environment of mixed-status siblings. Using data from in-depth personal interviews, this study examined parental perceptions of the life trajectories of mixed-status youth. Participants were 18 parents with at least one adolescent between the ages of 10–18 residing at home. Using grounded theory, two broad themes emerged. First, parental perceptions of children’s life trajectories based on citizenship and parental concerns’ regarding their children’s mixed legal status. Within this first theme, parents discussed youth’s educational opportunities, job prospects, health care access, and travel restrictions. The second theme was parental concerns’ about their children’s citizenship status; ambivalence about migrating to the United States; and coping with fear and anxiety. Results of this study highlight the pervasive influence of immigration policies and practices on family dynamics and child development, the risk they posit to youth development and individual family resilience.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Latino Parents’ Perspectives on the Life Trajectories of Mixed-Status Children
Auteurs
Joseph G. Grzywacz
Edgar Apanecatl-Ibarra
Ebony Iheanacho
Kinsey E. Pocchio
Jonathan R. Cardamone
Michael J. Merten
Martha I. Zapata
Publicatiedatum
07-01-2022
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02172-2

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