APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Examining the Association between Skin Tone and Ethnic-Racial Identity Among Colombian Adolescents
- Sonrisa Murray
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Adriana Umaña-Taylor
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Elana McDermott
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Michael Sladek
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Kristia Wantchekon
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Liliana Uribe Tirado
Universidad de San Buenaventura Medellín - Luz Magnolia Tilano Vega
Universidad de San Buenaventura Medellín
Abstract
The current study examined phenotype and ethnic-racial identity among adolescents in Colombia to test conceptual notions of colorism. Findings indicated that darker skin tone was associated with more negative feelings about ethnic-racial group membership among adolescents who self-identified as Blanco, but not among those who identified as Mestizo or Latino.
Race and Ethnicity
