Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate

This paper explores the perspectives of 29 child language brokers living in the UK who interpret for their family following migration. They were presented with vignette stories depicting a potentially conflictual situation between a language broker, a parent and an adult ‘other’ in a position of pow...

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Published in:Children & society Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 400 - 414
Main Authors: Crafter, Sarah, Iqbal, Humera
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2022
Subjects:
care
child language brokering
Children
Cultural factors
Families & family life
Frame analysis
Interpreting
Language
Languages
Migration
non‐normative childhoods
Parent-child relations
parentified child
Parents & parenting
Social factors
Sociocultural factors
Stock brokers
Youth
ISSN:0951-0605, 1099-0860
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Summary:This paper explores the perspectives of 29 child language brokers living in the UK who interpret for their family following migration. They were presented with vignette stories depicting a potentially conflictual situation between a language broker, a parent and an adult ‘other’ in a position of power or authority. Drawing on debates about language brokering as a family care practice, the ‘parentified child’ and discussions about non‐normative childhoods, the analysis highlights how the role played by the adult ‘other’, coupled with a sometimes‐hostile sociocultural context, can exaggerate tensions or facilitate interactions in the parent–child relationship. The young people's views and experiences illuminate how they navigate these complexities.
Bibliography:Funding information
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/M003744/1).
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ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12485