Racism and Young Girls' Peer-group Relations

The Experiences of South Asian Girls

Bibliographic Data

ID2111368
AuthorsPaul Connolly (0000-0001-9176-9592, School of Social and Community Studies University of Ulster, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume34
Issue3
Pages499-519
Publication date2000-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/s0038038500000316
OpenAlexW2062575286
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited33

This article draws upon data from an in-depth ethnographic study of 5 and 6 year old children in an English multi-ethnic, inner-city primary school. It focuses on the significance of `race' within young girls' peer-group relations and the ways in which the social dynamics that underlie those relations provide the context for understanding the particular nature and form that racism takes among the girls. This is done through a focus on the experiences of South Asian girls within the group. Within this, the article has two main aims. First, it aims to contribute to the literature within the sociology of education by extending the existing research focus on racism within teacher/pupil interactions to include an understanding of racism as it manifests itself among the children's peer-group relations. Second, in adapting and applying Pierre Boudieu's concepts of capital and field, the article also offers a contribution to the literature within the sociology of `race' and ethnicity by suggesting one potentially fruitful way in which racism can be understood within specific social contexts

Context (archaeology) · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Focus group · Peer group · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Multilingual Education and Policy · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology