Being Well vs. Doing Well: Self-Esteem and School Performance among Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Racial and Ethnic Groups

It has frequently been suggested that the academic achievement of minority students may be hindered by low self-esteem in a white-dominated society. Some researchers and theorists, however, have questioned such assumptions. The self-esteem-academic achievement issue is further complicated by the rel...

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Published in:	The International migration review Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 389 - 415
Main Authors:	Bankston, Carl L., Zhou, Min
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2002 American Sociological Association SAGE Publications Blackwell Sage Publications, Inc SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Adolescents African American culture African Americans Asian Americans Asian Cultural Groups Asian people Asians Black people Black white relations Children Comparative studies Cultures and civilizations Education Educational Policy Ethnic Groups Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity Ethnicity Grade Point Average Hispanics Immigrant status Immigrants Immigration Inconsistency Latin American Cultural Groups Longitudinal Studies Mental health Migrants Migration Minorities Minority & ethnic groups Minority group students Minority Groups Nativism Noncitizens Parental status Parents Psychological factors Psychological well being Race Racial Differences Racial Segregation Schools Self Esteem Self image Selfesteem Social aspects Sociology Standardized Tests Teenagers Theorists U.S.A United States of America USA Well being United States Of America United States Migrant Child Socio-Economic Factor Immigrant Socio-demographic factor Academic Achievement Family Racial minority Black people Asian Ethnic Minority Self-Esteem
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