Ethnic identity centrality across the adult lifespan: Aging, cohort, and period effects among majority and minority group members.
Maykel Verkuyten,
Kumar Yogeeswaran,
Elena Zubielevitch
et al.
Abstract:Ethnic identity is a major area of study across many disciplines including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science. Yet, little is known about changes in ethnic identity across the adult lifespan, and whether such changes are driven by normal aging processes (aging effects), unique societal influences linked with one’s formative years (cohort effects), or social changes during a specific time frame (period effects). We address these key oversights by utilizing 13 annual waves of longitudinal… Show more
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