ABSTRACT
Unfortunately, racism is a kind of violence present in current societies that embodies an attitude opposed to the culture of peace. In this scenario, the family has a relevant role to contribute to the development of values related to human rights. With the aim of identifying patterns and challenges to progress from a polarized debate to an empathetic and non-violent dialogue, the discourse between parents and children between 3 and 16 years of age is reviewed. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed and 1,701 families in Catalonia (Autonomous Community of Spain) answered it. The results show that racism represents 9.7% of the controversial topics of conversation at home; the principal values and attitudes that guide the family discourse are: respect (23.1%), fighting injustice (18.7%), and equality (12.4%); families who claim to have suffered racism reach 6%; women and individuals with a low level of education are those who most believe that the economy would improve if immigrants went back to their countries; and those who sent their children to a charter school prefer them to relate with people of the same culture. Considering this evidence, guidelines are formulated to encourage reflection and anti-xenophobic dialogue at home.
Data Availability
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the families that took part in this study.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Ethical Standards
This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 2013 Fortaleza version of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Informed Consent
Informed consent was obtained from each participant.