Racism suitable for children? Intersections between child innocence and white innocence

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Children & Society Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI:10.1111/chso.12797

Ahrong Yang

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Abstract

This article examines the concept of ‘child-friendliness’ through different notions of innocence in a Danish context. It looks at how such notions are upheld, negotiated and inform ideas of race, making race seem a concern primarily for adults. The analysis is based on empirical material conducted with children (age 11–12) and their discussions about a storyline for a video game. Here race becomes central when the children call one of the locations in their game ‘n-word Island’. They later reconsider the name because, according to the children, the name is racist and thus not ‘child-friendly’.

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适合儿童的种族主义？儿童纯真与白人纯真之间的交集

本文通过丹麦背景下不同的纯真概念来探讨 "儿童友好 "的概念。文章探讨了这些观念是如何得到维护、协商并为种族观念提供信息的，从而使种族问题似乎主要是成年人关心的问题。分析基于与儿童（11-12 岁）进行的实证材料，以及他们对视频游戏故事情节的讨论。在这里，当孩子们把游戏中的一个地点称为 "N 字岛 "时，种族问题就成了核心问题。后来，他们重新考虑了这个名字，因为孩子们认为，这个名字带有种族主义色彩，因此并不 "适合儿童"。

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Children & Society SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

17.60%

发文量

125

期刊介绍： Children & Society is an interdisciplinary journal publishing high quality research and debate on all aspects of childhood and policies and services for children and young people. The journal is based in the United Kingdom, with an international range and scope. The journal informs all those who work with and for children, young people and their families by publishing innovative papers on research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, including: theories of childhood; children"s everyday lives at home, school and in the community; children"s culture, rights and participation; children"s health and well-being; child protection, early prevention and intervention.