Neither Colorblind nor Oppositional: Perceived Minority Status and Trajectories of Academic Adjustment among Latinos in Elite Higher Education

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Rivas-Drake, Deborah & Mooney, Margarita A. (2009). Neither Colorblind nor Oppositional: Perceived Minority Status and Trajectories of Academic Adjustment among Latinos in Elite Higher Education. Developmental Psychology, 45(3), 642-651.

Abstract

As more Latinos experience upward social mobility, it is increasingly necessary to challenge oppositional cultural assumptions to explain how perceived minority status barriers may influence their academic achievement. The present study builds on previous work that identified 3 distinct minority status orientations among Latino college students entering elite colleges—which the authors call

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0014135

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Journal Article

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2009

Journal Title

Developmental Psychology

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Rivas-Drake, Deborah
Mooney, Margarita A.