Children as informal interpreters in GP consultations
Pragmatics and Ideology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne Cohen (University of Surrey), Jo Moran-Ellis (0000-0002-4170-9134, University of Surrey), Jo Moran‐elli, Jo Moran‐Ellis, Chris Smaje (University of Surrey) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-186 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9566.00148 |
| OpenAlex | W2091964189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper explores the views of General Practitioners (GPs) about the appropriateness of children undertaking a task of interpretation between the GP and an adult patient in primary heath care consultations. We argue that the operational constraints that GPs face because of the limited availability of professional interpreters or bi-lingual Health Advocates create situations where children are accepted in this role by GPs, subject to specific limitations and contingencies. The contingent nature of perceptions of children's acceptability as informal interpreters is shown to be related primarily to the nature of the medical consultation in terms of whether it is likely to be straightforward, complex or sensitive. At the same time GPs express an ideological opposition to the appropriateness of this task for children generally. This ideological opposition is explicitly linked by GPs to broader constructions of a 'proper' childhood, characterised as a time of innocence and freedom from worry
Ideology · Interpreter · Linguistics · Political science · Pragmatics · Programming language · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |