Troubling Meanings of 'Family' for Young People Who Have Been in Care
From Policy to Lived Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Boddy (0000-0002-6983-050X, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 2239-2263 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x18808564 |
| OpenAlex | W2796037900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article seeks to trouble the concept of 'family' for young people who have been in out-of-home care, by reflecting on the continuing significance (and troubles) of family relationships beyond childhood. The analysis draws on two cross-national studies in Europe: Beyond Contact, which examined policies and systems for work with families of children in care, and Against All Odds?, a qualitative longitudinal study of young adults who have been in care. Policy discourses that reify and instrumentalize the concept of family-for example, through the language of 'contact,' 'reunification,' and 'permanence'-neglect the complex temporality of 'family' for young people who have been in care, negotiated and practiced across time and in multiple (and changing) care contexts, and forming part of complex, dynamic and relational identities, and understandings of 'belonging' for young adults who have been in care
Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Foster care · Neglect · Odds · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Temporality · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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Critical Moments
| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |