Social Class Identity Project
A comparative mixed-methods study exploring how social class affects family functioning and child well-being in the U.S. and U.K. contexts.
This project is conducted in collaboration with:
- Dr. Laura Elenbaas, Purdue University
- Dr. Luke McGuire, Exeter University
Recent Publications and Presentations
Elenbaas, L., McGuire, L., Ackerman, A., Farooq, A., Kinnard, L., Kneeskern, E., Law, F., Makanju, D., & Mistry, R. S. (2023, March 23-25, accepted). Communicating class: How and what socioeconomically diverse U.K. and U.S. parents communicate about social class with their children and adolescents [Paper presentation]. SRCD 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Elenbaas, L., McGuire, L., Ackerman, A., Kneeskern, E., Kinnard, L., Farooq, A., Law, F., Makanju, D., Ebert, K., & Mistry, R. S. (2022, under review). Social class identity shapes social class intergroup attitudes in the U.K. and the U.S.
Asian American Families Study

A mixed-methods study examining how Asian American parents engage in conversations about ethnicity, race, and racism with their preadolescent children.
This study is conducted in collaboration with:
- Dr. Richard Lee, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Dr. Gabriela Livas Stein, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Dr. Hyung Chol (Brandon) Yoo, Arizona State University
- Dr. Charissa Cheah, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Dr. Virginia Huynh, California State University, Northridge
Recent Publications and Presentations
Kimura, A. M., Nguyen, S., Durazi, A., Lobo, F. & Mistry, R. S. (2023, March 23-25, accepted). ‘It’s like planting seeds little by little’: Racial-ethnic socialization among Asian American families. [Poster presentation]. SRCD 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Kimura, A. M., & Mistry, R. S. (2023, March 23-25, accepted). Parent correlates of racial-ethnic socialization with Asian American preadolescents. [Paper presentation]. SRCD 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Kimura, A. M. (2022). Racial-ethnic socialization among Asian American families with preadolescent children (Order No. 29995812). [Masters thesis, University of California, Los Angeles]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Ha, N., Manago, R., Thu, P. P., Kimura, A. M., & Mistry, R. S. (2022, May 23-27). Ethnic-racial socialization among Asian American families [Oral presentation]. UCLA Undergraduate Research Week 2022, Virtual, United States.