Black identity and childhood: ethnic-racial relations within a structured play context

Authors

  • Marcella Padilha Dantas da Silva Universidade de Brasília
  • Angela Uchoa Branco Universidade de Brasília

Keywords:

black identity, children, self development.

Abstract

Black identity and childhood: ethnic-racial relations within a structured play context Ethnic-racial relations in Brazil are instilled with prejudice, which is visible in socio-economic inequalities, and sort of invisible in daily social interactions. From a sociocultural and dialogical self perspective, the goal of this study was to identify aspects related to the topic during social interactions among black and white girls within a structured play context. Nine to 11 years-old girls from a public school in Brasilia participated of the study. Eight girls, four black and four white, were observed in two mixed-raced groups, of four girls each, during 30 minutes sessions, with objects selected to maximize race-related interactions. Each group participated of three filmed play sessions, and one episode was selected for presentation here. Results show the occurrence of early internalization of beauty standards that devaluated black phenotypic characteristics, therefore posing serious problems for black girls’ constitution of self.

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Author Biographies

Marcella Padilha Dantas da Silva, Universidade de Brasília

Marcella Padilha é graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL); Mestranda (Apoio CAPES) no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Processos de Desenvolvimento Humano e Saúde, vinculado ao Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Investiga processos identitários de crianças e jovens no contexto das relações étnico-raciais.

Angela Uchoa Branco, Universidade de Brasília

Angela Branco é professora associada do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília desde 1987. Realizou se doutorado na USP-SP e pós-doutorado na University of North Carolina e Duke University nos EUA. Investiga questões do desenvolvimento humano na perspectiva Sociocultural Construtivista. Coordena desde 1995 o Laboratório de Microgênese nas Interações Sociais (LABMIS) e trabalha no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Processos de Desenvolvimento Humano e Saúde desde sua criação.

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Published

2011-01-12

How to Cite

da Silva, M. P. D., & Branco, A. U. (2011). Black identity and childhood: ethnic-racial relations within a structured play context. Psico, 42(2). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/6516

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Vol. 42 No. 2 (2011)

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