Neither a professional nor a friend’
The liminal spaces of parents and volunteers in family support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Fisher (0000-0002-9179-3485, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Rebecca Lawthom (0000-0003-2625-3463, Manchester Metropolitan University), Zinnia Mitchell-Smith (0000-0001-9128-4595, Manchester Metropolitan University), Teresa O’Neill (Manchester Metropolitan University), Hugh Mclaughlin (0000-0003-3916-0506, Manchester Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-266 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/204674318x15233473046566 |
| OpenAlex | W2801231957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 32 |
Home-Start is a family support charity whose delivery model is a national and global example of how targeted volunteer support can benefit parents, carers and children experiencing difficult times, in both domestic and other spaces. Parenting support continues to be a key policy area for the current UK government and other policy-makers across the Global North. In this article we draw on qualitative findings from an ethnography of a Home-Start organisation in a city in the north of England. The theoretical framework of liminality, a space between social structures, allows for an appreciation of the ambiguous nature of supporting parents in the private domestic spaces, and the ways in which this support enables parents and families to move forward. The article has broader implications for global social care and social work practice, specifically demonstrating the importance of the relationships between parents and volunteers in the every day, and contributes to the literature on liminality
Ethnography · Government (linguistics · Liminality · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Social support · Sociology · Work (physics · Gender Studies · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |