The significance of digital siblingship for children navigating online harms and in accessing justice
Drawing on the theorisation of ‘siblingship’ as developed by Goetting (Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48(4), 703–714, 1986), this chapter firstly explores constructions of harm online for children as perceived by older siblings. It then considers the significance of older sibling support for yo...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2024
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Children, young people and online harms
Año: 2024, Páginas: 247-269 |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Sumario: | Drawing on the theorisation of ‘siblingship’ as developed by Goetting (Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48(4), 703–714, 1986), this chapter firstly explores constructions of harm online for children as perceived by older siblings. It then considers the significance of older sibling support for younger children who are navigating harms online and, in identifying their avenues of access to justice, following experiences of online harm. The area of sibling support in digital environments is an underexplored area within the body of rapidly evolving research on online harms, with evidently more focus being given to support received from adults, in particular parents, guardians, and/or carers. This chapter draws on a body of extensive empirical data derived from a larger study conducted during the COVID-19 lockdowns, commissioned by the UK organisation Catch22 and The Social Switch Project (Gordon, Online harms experienced by children and young people: ‘Acceptable use’ and regulation. Catch22. Accessible online here: https://d1mdc3nx9zxju4.cloudfront.net/prod/uploads/2023/02/Online-harms-experienced-by-children-and-young-people-acceptable-use-and-regulation-Full-Report-2021.pdf, 2021a; Children’s and young people’s experiences of online harm: Perspectives on policing. Invited presentation to over 215 police officers in the MET UK at the Youth based professional conference, 2021b). This project accessed the direct experiences and voices of 42 children and young people aged 10–22 years, many of whom had direct experience of the criminal justice system, the care system, and alternative education programmes. The study also included insights from 15 interviews with key stakeholders and professionals - from police, safeguarding, youth work, victim service provision, tech and gaming companies, regulators, and wider industry. By utilising examples from the lived experiences of children and young people, this chapter argues that better protections and accountability should be put in place, as well as more recognition given to the role young people play as older siblings in encouraging and supporting children in navigating negative experiences online and in attempting to access justice. It argues that a new concept of ‘digital siblingship’ has clearly evolved and should be recognised. Further, the chapter concludes that digital siblingship often assists children in exercising several of their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). |
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| Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 267-269 |
| ISBN: | 9783031460524 |