TY - CHAP
T1 - Families’ Discourse in Polarized Societies When Talking about Violence with Their Children in Catalonia
AU - Torremorell, Maria Carme Boqué
AU - de Nicolás, Montserrat Alguacil
AU - García-Raga, Laura
AU - Alcalde, Maria Dolors Ribalta
AU - Sala-Bars, Ingrid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Candice C. Carter, Raj Kumar Dhungana; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - This chapter focuses on families due to their social and educational potential as peacebuilders and their partnership with the school. Its main objectives are to find out how parents talk to their children about different forms of violence that affect them and to identify possible deficiencies in their communication skills. Based on the responses of 1,480 families in Catalonia (Spain), the results show that more than three-quarters think that our society is violent; however, their involvement in community affairs is minoritarian. Moreover, half confess that they spend more time on screens than talking and that, in family discussions, they lack empathy, lose mutual respect, shout, and get aggressive. In conclusion, more studies on families are needed in the light of the culture of peace to know how to reinforce their skills and promote parenting models that are more democratic, dialogic, and committed to the common good.
AB - This chapter focuses on families due to their social and educational potential as peacebuilders and their partnership with the school. Its main objectives are to find out how parents talk to their children about different forms of violence that affect them and to identify possible deficiencies in their communication skills. Based on the responses of 1,480 families in Catalonia (Spain), the results show that more than three-quarters think that our society is violent; however, their involvement in community affairs is minoritarian. Moreover, half confess that they spend more time on screens than talking and that, in family discussions, they lack empathy, lose mutual respect, shout, and get aggressive. In conclusion, more studies on families are needed in the light of the culture of peace to know how to reinforce their skills and promote parenting models that are more democratic, dialogic, and committed to the common good.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85174766827&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003383468-12
DO - 10.4324/9781003383468-12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85174766827
SN - 9781032464046
SP - 156
EP - 179
BT - Educating for Peace through Countering Violence
PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ER -
