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Network resources and educational outcomes among Mexican-origin youth
Josefina Flores Morales1, Christina J Diaz2, Jenna Nobles3
1University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Social Science Research
|June 6, 2022
Summary
Mexican-origin adolescents have fewer friends with college-educated parents, limiting access to higher education network resources. This social capital gap contributes to lower educational attainment compared to other ethnic groups.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Education
- Network Science
Background:
- Mexican-origin adults have lower educational attainment than other ethnic groups despite schooling gains.
- Network resource theories suggest limited access to higher education-experienced adults hinders college transitions for Mexican-origin adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of social network resources, specifically friends' parental education, in educational attainment among Mexican-origin adolescents.
- To examine socioeconomic segregation within social networks and its impact on educational outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Utilized unique network data measuring peer and friend characteristics, including parents' socioeconomic background.
- Analyzed the association between friends' parental education and students' educational outcomes.
- Compared network structures and resource access across ethnic groups (Mexican-origin, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic white).
Main Results:
- Mexican-origin adolescents are significantly less likely to have friends whose parents hold college degrees compared to non-Hispanic Asian and white students.
- Socioeconomic segregation within and across schools contributes to these disparities in social networks.
- While friends' parental education predicts educational outcomes for non-Mexican students, this effect is less pronounced for Mexican-origin students.
Conclusions:
- Social network composition, particularly access to college-educated parental networks, plays a differential role in educational attainment across ethnic groups.
- Socioeconomic segregation limits valuable network resources for Mexican-origin adolescents, impacting their educational trajectories.
- Interventions addressing social network disparities may be crucial for improving educational equity.
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