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- Title
Racism and the Education of Young Children.
- Authors
Coomer, James P.
- Abstract
The article examines the affects of racism on child development. Because of the dependent nature of the child, the parent or caretaker must provide for essential needs. In the process, the relationship needs of child and caretaker are met and lead to an emotional attachment or bond between them. This enables the caretaker to influence the development of the child along multiple growth pathways, five of which are critical to school learning: social-interactive, psycho-emotional, moral, speech-language, and cognitive-intellectual-academic. Racism interferes with the normal development of those children subjected to it. It hampers their ability to function at their full potential as children and, later, as adults. This contributes to their greater involvement in social problems such as poor school learning, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and substance abuse. These problems decrease human resources, drain financial resources, intensify intergroup relationship problems, and create further complications.
- Subjects
CHILD development; RACISM; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL problems; SOCIAL interaction; JUVENILE delinquency
- Publication
Teachers College Record, 1989, Vol 90, Issue 3, p352
- ISSN
0161-4681
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/016146818909000312