Children and racism
| dc.contributor.author | Mbaya, Henry | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-24T09:41:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-24T09:41:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Mbaya, H. 2020. Children and racism, in Grobbelaar, J. & Jones, C. (eds) 2020. Childhood vulnerabilities in South Africa : some ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480952/08. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za | |
| dc.description.abstract | This chapter commences with defining and highlighting racism as a term and a concept; defining its nature and how it is related to identity formation, as an ethical issue with moral imperatives. Then it will give a very brief historical background of the institutionalisation of racism as apartheid in the South African educational system, followed by a discussion of racial consciousness in children by drawing on the wider global context, specifically analysing very briefly, the significance of the so-called Clark doll experiment in the USA. It then proceeds to argue that racism is a social construct determined by contextual factors, arguing that racial diversity, contrary to racism, is a ‘natural’ phenomenon. From this perspective, the author then discusses responses to efforts of racial integration in schools in post-1994 South Africa. In this context, it is further argued that schools constitute critical spaces where racist attitudes and practices are formed and inculcated. Then the chapter highlights the role of literature and media in informing racist tendencies in children. Finally, it accentuates the critical role that parents, and adults play in the socialisation of children’s racial attitudes. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 30 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mbaya, H. 2020. Children and racism, in Grobbelaar, J. & Jones, C. (eds) 2020. Childhood vulnerabilities in South Africa : some ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480952/08. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-928480-94-5 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-928480-95-2 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.18820/9781928480952/08 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109701 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | African Sun Media | |
| dc.rights.holder | African Sun Media | |
| dc.rights.holder | Editors retain copyright | |
| dc.subject | Children -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Racism -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Prejudices in children | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Children and racism | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Chapters in Books | en_ZA |