Child Hostility: Confronting Prejudice Against Children

Child Hostility: Confronting Prejudice Against Children Book Description I aimed to demonstrate that adult-supported child liberation is only possible by developing a more complete analysis of prejudice against children. We need to hear their experiences of ideas and institutions that oppress children; We need to lead the burgeoning children's civil rights and political rights movements to support their growth and development, and create programs and greater efforts to educate to repair the damage, secure progress, and continue on that path. 'Childphobia' is the unifying concept needed to organize and guide this movement.” Sexism, racism, anti-Semitism and similar forms of discrimination were seen as natural before they were seen as a problem, they became normalized in daily routine, and they were able to maintain their existence silently by hiding among the routines of social life. Discriminatory practices were there somewhere, but they were not “named”, their knowledge was not produced; Therefore, it took years and great efforts for them to become a subject of political debate. In Child Hostility, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl tries to understand the forms of "child hostility" in the family, school, circle of friends, bilateral relations and in the language of politicians, to make them visible, and to show their relationship with other forms of discrimination. Most importantly, it does this by prioritizing children, listening to them and listening to them as adults. A subtle and meticulous example of an effort to "name" a social problem... (From the Promotional Bulletin)