Knowing 'adultification bias' exists isn't enough to change it, one expert says.
, which found that adults believe black girls as young as five need less “nurturing, protection, support and comfort” than white girls. The study, which looked at attitudes toward black girls up to age 19, also found that adults believe black girls know more about sex and adult topics than white girls., the authors conducted focus group interviews with black women age 12-60 in cities across the U.S to ask about their observations, experiences and solutions.
“I think that … adults in general need to … be reminded that Black young girls are still kids,” a teenager added.A lot of black girls report they were treated differently in school from a very young age. When asked about possible solutions, the women in the study said awareness that adultification bias exists isn’t enough. Change will only come through “meaningful reforms” such as training in cultural competency, the report noted.
But McPherson thinks culturally-responsive material in the classroom won’t work if teachers still have deeply internalized biases. And people need to realize just how prevalent everyday racism is. “We have cultivated a society that has all these biases and prejudices. It is naturally a part of how we think and how we do things,” McPherson said.
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