Further Conceptualizing Ethnic and Racial Identity Research: The Social Identity Approach and Its Dynamic Model

Maykel Verkuyten*

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Abstract

This article proposes a further conceptualization of ethnic and racial identity (ERI) as a fundamental topic in developmental research. Adding to important recent efforts to conceptually integrate and synthesize this field, it is argued that ERI research will be enhanced by more fully considering the implications of the social identity approach. These implications include (a) the conceptualization of social identity, (b) the importance of identity motives, (c) systematic ways for theorizing and examining the critical role of situational and societal contexts, and (d) a dynamic model of the relation between ERI and context. These implications have not been fully considered in the developmental literature but offer important possibilities for moving the field forward in new directions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1796-1812
Number of pages17
JournalChild Development
Volume87
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2016

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