Voicing the system
How formerly fostered adults make meaning of the U.S. foster care system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7467404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsey J Thomas (0000-0001-5581-3007, Illinois State University, corresponding author), Kristina M Scharp (0000-0002-9280-6313, The University of Washington, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1806-1824 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407520911104 |
| OpenAlex | W3011132332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
The U.S. foster care system aims to provide care to children who are unable to live safely with their families of origin. Yet, fostered youth endure negative experiences before, during, and after foster care. This study investigates tensions between stated goals and experiences of foster care, from the perspective of (formerly) fostered youth. Framed by relational dialectics theory, contrapuntal analysis of 32 narrative interviews revealed two discourses that construct meaning of the foster care system: (1) Discourse of System as (a Necessary) Good aligned with stated goals, constructing the system as helpful and (2) Discourse of System as Harmful (but Necessary) competed with assumptions that foster care is helpful, constructing the system as broken. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed
Construct (python library · Dialectic · Epistemology · Foster care · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Voice · Child Welfare and Adoption · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics
Practitioner Review
History of Maltreatment and Mental Health Problems in Foster Children
“Family? … Not Just Blood”
Family “Bonds”
A Family for Every Child”
Critical Theorizing in Family Communication Studies
Developmental Impacts of Child Abuse and Neglect Related to Adult Mental Health, Substance Use, and Physical Health
Discursive Constructions of the Meaning of “Family” in Online Narratives of Foster Adoptive Parents
The impact of continued contact with biological parents upon the mental health of children in foster care
Locating “youth voice
Need for and actual use of mental health service by adolescents in the child welfare system
Public perception of the foster care system
Use of Mental Health Services by Youth in Contact with Social Services
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Naturalistic inquiry
The Impact of Childhood Abuse and Neglect on Adult Mental Health
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |