{"id":40,"date":"2022-09-23T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cuesi.seis.ucla.edu\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:51:33","slug":"childrens-understanding-of-economic-and-social-inequality-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cuesi.seis.ucla.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Understanding of Economic and Social Inequality Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Rashmita Mistry
Human Development & Psychology
School of Education & Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Mistry and her students study children’s experiences of social inequality and its influences on their academic and social outcomes.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our research has three principal foci:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Investigating the development, consequences, and malleability of children’s beliefs about social inequality.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Examining the extent to which contextual factors such as poverty, immigration, and social policies, influence family dynamics and, in turn, children’s developmental outcomes.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Understanding children’s racial-ethnic and social class identity development, consequences, and intergroup attitudes. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2026-2027 Cohort<\/h4>\n\n\n
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(L-R): Dr. Stephanie Nguyen (2025 alumna), Dr. Rashmita Mistry, Dr. Lauren Kinnard (2026 alumna), Amaesha Durazi, Cynthia Jiao<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n