2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.2011.02049.x
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The Consequences of Love: Young People and Family Practices in Difficult Circumstances

Abstract: In recent years, there has been a resurgence of sociological work exploring the importance and meaning of kinship. Much of this work has criticized the 'individualization' thesis according to which changes in family structures over time have been interpreted as reflecting a fundamental decline in family values. Highlighting continuities as well as change in family life, this work has also suggested ways to move beyond the individualization debate and to develop alternative frameworks for the study of contempor… Show more

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“…When a child witnesses parental conflict, this may prompt serious concerns and fears, such as the fear of divorce (cf. Forsberg, ) that deeply threaten the child's ideal of family relationships (Wilson and others, ). Separation and divorce are part of contemporary children's social worlds, but insufficient attention has been paid to how profoundly these affect children's lives.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…When a child witnesses parental conflict, this may prompt serious concerns and fears, such as the fear of divorce (cf. Forsberg, ) that deeply threaten the child's ideal of family relationships (Wilson and others, ). Separation and divorce are part of contemporary children's social worlds, but insufficient attention has been paid to how profoundly these affect children's lives.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Heightened concern in a child can cause the child to become sensitised, and thus more vulnerable to, rather than tolerant of, the conflict situation (see Faircloth and Cummings, ; Forsberg, ). Witnessing family conflicts can also disrupt children's ideals of family relations (Wilson and others, ).…”
Section: Worries Of Bystander Children In Family Arguments: Parent–simentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Although there is a growing body of literature on the significance of family relationships and familial moral obligations within the context of parental drug misuse (for example, see Wilson, Conningham‐Burley, Bancroft, & Backett‐Milburn, ), there was scope for uncovering the long‐term impact poor relational experiences have on children (and, indeed, the significance of these relationships) as they progress through adolescence into adulthood. This paper considers such complexities through the use of a unique methodological approach, life story.…”
Section: Familial Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 99%