ABSTRACT
Ethnic socialization is a practice in which immigrant parents instill various cultural and ethnic norms and behaviors in their children so that they embrace and reaffirm their ethnic heritage. This chapter addresses the similarities and differences by which black subgroups receive racial socialization cues from their parents. Despite having a common ancestry, there are vast familial, social, and cultural differences between native-born black Americans and black immigrant groups, particularly Caribbean Blacks. The chapter contributes to the growing body of work that examines the black family in the twenty-first century in two distinct ways. Despite the notion that the US is experiencing a post-racial era, black Americans continue to experience and report incidences of racial discrimination. In ordinary least squared linear regression model, authors find that social class, family ethnic socialization, familism, connectedness to family, discrimination, and biculturalism all were significant predictors of Blacks' feelings of belonging and connected to America.
