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Voices of foster parents of Sudanese refugee youths

Affirmations and insights

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ID9972846
AuthorsMichelle M Lee (Florida State University, corresponding author), Robert E Lee (0000-0002-3042-7721, Florida State University, corresponding author), Faith Y Troupe (Florida State University), Amber Vennum (0000-0002-0450-9133, Florida State University), Amber V Vennum (Florida State University)
Year2010
Volume53
Issue6
Pages807-821
Publication date2010-06-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872809358396
OpenAlexW2136617216
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

Foster parents of Sudanese refugee adolescents were both gratified and frustrated by their desires to nurture, successfully parent, and socially interact and experience cultural differences with the youths. These parents coped with challenges with the help of God, family, peers and self-talk. Commitment to their wards typically was lifelong

Developmental psychology · Foster care · Foster parents · Nature versus nurture · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,86
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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