Nearly half of this country's children under five years of age are now ethnic minorities, pointing the way to a demographic shift that will reshape our country, as well as the way we study children and families. Dr. Rand Conger, Professor of psychology at the University of California--Davis, discusses how contextual forces, including socioeconomic status, neighborhood factors, and marital relationships set the stage for parenting amongst African-American and Mexican-American families of adolescents.This program is part of the University of Washington's department of psychology third annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology lecture series.
