Navigating Disconnected Social Circles: Experiences and Personal Networks of Latino/a Adolescents in the U.S. Rural South

Autor/inn/en	Fanfan, Dany; D'Ingeo, Dalila; Vacca, Raffaele; Stacciarini, Jeanne-Marie R.
Titel	Navigating Disconnected Social Circles: Experiences and Personal Networks of Latino/a Adolescents in the U.S. Rural South
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 3, S.469-493 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fanfan, Dany)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X211059206
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Rural Youth; Experience; Hispanic Americans; Social Networks; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Isolation; Geographic Isolation; Social Isolation; Immigration; Socioeconomic Influences; Racial Discrimination; Family Relationship; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Erfahrung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Soziale Isolation; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Racial bias; Rassismus
Abstract	Informed by Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development, this mixed-methods study's aims are to: (1) describe rural Latino/a adolescents' (N = 62) narratives and lived social experiences in the context of rurality, and (2) examine their personal networks to better understand their social interactions (subset of 30 adolescents). Rural Latino/a adolescents move in limited social circles and experience geographic, cultural, and social isolation due to immigration status problems, socioeconomic issues, racial discrimination, and family dynamics. This limitation is reflected by personal networks that tend to be homogenous in terms of ethnicity, age, and sociodemographic characteristics. School, although characterized by weak social ties often disconnected from community and family contacts, emerged as the dominant context of sociability where adolescents build their social identity outside the circle of dense family ties. Findings suggest a critical need for interventions to reduce isolation and enhance social connectedness between family, school, and rural community in this population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01