ABSTRACT

In this article, we present the partial results of a broader qualitative study carried out in the city of Santiago de Chile between 2016 and early 2020. In particular, we analyse the discourses found in 12 group interviews with Chilean children – aged 10 and 11, and of three socioeconomic strata (upper-middle, middle and low) – about the relationship they establish with the street’s space and the negotiations they conduct with their parents about it. The results show that the street evokes a feeling of menace and moral downfall for the children, while parents are called on to play the role of protectors and moralisers. At the same time, the street is signified as a space of relative freedom, of peer sociability and play, to which they insist that parents give them access even though restricted. These results are closely linked to the socio-historical context in which modern childhood is constructed, the more recent media and political inflation of urban insecurity and the objectively hostile nature of urban environments for children.

摘要

在本文中，我们介绍了 2016 年至 2020 年初在智利圣地亚哥市进行的更广泛定性研究的部分结果。特别是，我们分析了对 12 名 10 岁和 11 岁智利儿童进行的小组访谈中发现的话语，以及三个社会经济阶层（中上层、中层和下层）——关于他们与街道空间建立的关系以及他们与父母就此进行的谈判。结果表明，街道会给孩子们带来威胁和道德沦丧的感觉，而父母则被要求扮演保护者和道德说教者的角色。与此同时，街道被认为是一个相对自由、同伴社交和玩耍的空间，他们坚持要求父母允许他们进入这些空间，尽管受到限制。