Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: This article discusses how needs for loving relationships are met for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Finland. The data was collected through a focused ethnography with 13 unaccompanied children. The findings show that institutional protocols and practices fail to consider the need for love of these children, hindering their possibilities to create or maintain loving relationships. The findings also suggest that new loving ties could be created when individuals invested in them.
Authors: Iida Kauhanen, Mervi Kaukko, Maija Lanas
Institutions: University of Oulu, Tampere University, Monash University
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,490
Awards: G2617419116, G5166945882
OpenAlex ID: W4288885986