Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 - INTRODUCTION -- IMPLICATIONS FOR TEENS' LIVES -- STUDIES ON RACE, ETHNICITY, AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES -- OVERVIEW OF BOOK -- 2 FAMILY - Learning Authority, Autonomy, and Responsibility -- DEREK WILLIAMS -- CARA SANDERS -- EVELYN CABRERA -- ERIC LI -- HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE -- FAMILY CONTACT AND SUPERVISION -- FAMILY CLOSENESS AND SUPPORT -- CONCLUSION: RACE, CLASS, AND FAMILY LIFE -- 3 PEERS - Influencing Attitudes, Social Acceptance, and Personal Relationships -- CHRIS CONNELY -- TAMARA PHILLIPS -- MIKE ORTIZ -- JULIE KANESHIRO -- PEER COMPOSITION AND CLOSENESS WITH FRIENDS -- PEER INFLUENCE -- SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS -- CONCLUSION: RACE, CLASS, AND PEER SOCIALIZATION -- 4 SCHOOL - Motivating Achievement, Aspirations, and Opportunity -- DORIAN HUGHES -- JENNA MARTIN -- LIZA JACOBS -- CECILIA LOPEZ -- YOUTHS'VIEWS ABOUT EDUCATION -- TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONS -- CONCLUSION: ACHIEVEMENT, ASPIRATIONS, AND SCHOOLS -- 5 RELIGION - Developing Beliefs, EXperiences, and Practices -- KEESHA WILLIAMS -- TIM HIRANO -- MARIA GONZALEZ -- LISA PETERSON -- ONE, MANY, OR ANY:TEENS'RELIGIOUS BELIEFS -- PRAYERS AND MIRACLES: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICE -- ATTENDING OR PRETENDING: RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- 6 - CONCLUSION -- RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIALIZATION PATTERNS -- AMERICAN TEENS AND THEIR CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS -- DEFINING FOUR FORMS OF CAPITAL -- APPENDIXES -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.