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Prof. Scott & Colleagues Develop Model Examining How Skin Color Affects Race/Ethnicity Messages & Youth Development

How can a youth of color’s phenotype–or skin color–affect the messages they receive about their place in an ethnic-racial group? How can those signals affect their development? In a recent study led by Prof. Judith Scott at BU School of Social Work, researchers are expanding the understanding of Ethnic-Racial Socialization (ERS) to explore just that. […]