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Honourable Sacrifice: a visual ethnography of the family lives of Korean children with autistic siblings

Hwang, S.K.; Charnley, H.

Authors

S.K. Hwang



Abstract

Literature on the siblings of disabled children has been dominated by western psychosocial theories that focus on stresses associated with being a 'young carer' or on children as active agents realising their 'rights' rather than as the victims of familial expectations. This article presents the findings of a visual ethnographic study exploring the lives of nine children living with an autistic sibling in South Korea (hereafter Korea). Despite personal challenges and family tensions, experiences of 'being' a sibling were strongly influenced by Confucian familist cultural values in which sacrifice plays a central role in achieving honourable and harmonious family life.

Citation

Hwang, S., & Charnley, H. (2010). Honourable Sacrifice: a visual ethnography of the family lives of Korean children with autistic siblings. Children & Society, 24(6), 437-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00228.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2010-11
Deposit Date Mar 18, 2010
Journal Children & Society
Print ISSN 0951-0605
Electronic ISSN 1099-0860
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 6
Pages 437-448
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00228.x