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The School Is Not Enough: The Role of Non-Formal Educational Spaces in Preserving Armenian Identity in the Diasporic Community
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Bogossian-Porto, Pedro; Bogossian, Thi – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2023
Diaspora communities use school education as a central way to reproduce their identity throughout generations. However, religious institutions, clubs and specific events can also perform a role in reproducing the groups' cultural identity, working as non-formal spaces of education. We examine how diasporic Armenian families in Brazil perceive the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Maintenance, Self Concept, Ethnicity
Colorism and the Afro-Latinx Experience: A Review of the Literature
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Charles, Jenneil – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2021
Using Bronfenbrenner's Social Ecological Model, this systematic critical literature review investigated factors that contributed to the development of colorism, as well as the effects of colorism on Afro-Latinx persons, in Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and the wider Latin American region. Agencies within the macrosystem and chronosystem were…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Ethnicity, Blacks, Latin Americans
Examining Causal Attributions for Depression, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Schizophrenia in a Diverse Sample of International Students at U.S. Universities
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Knettel, Brandon A.; Cherenack, Emily M.; Friis, Elsa A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: International students face increased vulnerability for mental health challenges, but underutilize counseling compared to their domestic peers. We examined beliefs regarding the causes of mental illness, known as attributions, which may impact treatment-seeking and stigma. Participants: Surveys were collected from 680 international…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Schizophrenia
Race Attitudes in Cultural Context: The View from Two Brazilian States
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Sacco, Airi Macias; de Paula Couto, Maria Clara Pinheiro; Dunham, Yarrow; Santana, Juliana Prates; Nunes, Luciana Neves; Koller, Sílvia Helena – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The development of implicit and explicit racial attitudes were investigated in 542 White, Pardo, and Black Brazilian children and adolescents (aged 6 to 14) from 2 different regional contexts that vary dramatically in their racial diversity, Bahia (BA) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Results revealed the pervasive presence of race biases favoring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Whites
African and Indigenous Games and Activities: A Pilot Study on Their Legitimacy and Complexity in Brazilian Physical Education Teaching
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Pereira, Arliene Stephanie Menezes; Venâncio, Luciana – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
Although the teaching of African-Brazilian and Indigenous history and culture is mandatory in primary and secondary schools, there has been a lack of proper contextualizing in PETE programs [Corsino, L. N., & Conceição, W. L. (Eds.). (2016). "Educação física escolar e relações étnico-raciais: Subsídios para a implementação das leis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Physical Education, Teacher Education Programs
Brazilian Portuguese Ethnonymy and Europeanisms.
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Stephens, Thomas M. – Hispania, 1994
Delineates the incorporation and analyzes the impact of European borrowings in Brazilian racio-ethnic terminology. This overview covers French, Italian, Spanish, and English influences. Borrowings from European languages have had a small impact on the calculus of Brazilian racio-ethnic terms. (43 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cultural Influences, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Making Their Way: Four Books on Youth, Culture, and Identity.
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Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2000
Reviews four books that contextually examine definitions of childhood and adolescence: "Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity" (Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler); "Angels' Town: Chero Ways, Gang Life, and Rhetorics of the Everyday" (Ralph Cintron); "Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Ethnicity