Handbook of race racism and the developing child This text elucidates the unique developmental and social features of race and racism in childrens lives covering the recent advances in understanding the experience of prejudice on a childs life and its effects on their development Introduction : Race racism and the developing child Stephen M. Quintana and Clark McKown Racial perspective taking ability : developmental theoretical and empirical trends Stephen M. Quintana Childrens developing conceptions of race Lawrence A. Hirschfeld A social cognitive developmental theory of prejudice Frances E. Aboud Applying social identity and self categorization theories to childrens racial ethnic national and state identifications and attitudes Martyn Barrett and Stephanie C. Davis Lay theories and intergroup relations Sheri R. Levy and Dina M. Karafantis Childrens perceptions of racial and ethnic discrimination : differences across children and contexts Christia Spears Brown Theory research and models William E. Cross and T. Binta Cross Everyday experiences of ethnic and racial identity among adolescents and young adults Tiffany Yip Racial identification among multiracial youth : implications for adjustment Melissa R. Herman How to catch a moonbeam : a mixed methods approach to understanding ethnic socialization processes in ethnically diverse families Diane Hughes [and others] Racial discrimination and the mental health of African American adolescents Shauna M. Cooper [and others] Social identity development and childrens ethnic attitudes in Australia Drew Nesdale Perceived discrimination ethnic minority identity and self esteem Maykel Verkuyten Social influences on the ethnic achievement gap Clark McKown and Michael J. Strambler The impact of race on childrens occupational aspirations Julie Milligan Hughes and Rebecca S. Bigler Childrens and adolescents decision making about intergroup peer relationships Heidi McGlothlin Christina Edmonds and Melanie Killen Acquisition and development of a shared psychological intergroup repertoire in a context of intractable conflict Yona Teichman and Daniel Bar Tal.