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

Hwang, S.K.; Charnley, H.

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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1527539