The Social Exclusion of Vulnerable Youth Synthesis Report

Pouw, Nicky; Hodgkinson, K. C.; Mat, M.L.J. Le; Dam, K. van

doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.28830.64320

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“…While waithood can prompt youth agency and advocacy to challenge structural inequalities, waithood also fosters frustration that can lead to behavior that reinforces stereotypical notions of youth as idle, dangerous, or violent (Finn & Oldfield, 2015). Despite its apparent relevance for care-experienced young people in African contexts, where the social markers of adulthood are often unattainable due to a lack of basic resources, post-care instability and social exclusion (Frimpong-Manso, 2017Van Breda & Frimpong-Manso, 2019), waithood has had limited application in the field of leaving care (Pouw et al, 2017).…”

Section: Life Course Theory: Key Concepts For Leaving Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Youth in Transition: Exploring a Life Course Perspective on Leaving care in Africa

Kelly,

van Breda,

Pinkerton

et al. 2023

Youth & Society

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While there is a substantial body of leaving care research, the theorization of care leaving has been more limited. Only a few studies have incorporated a life course perspective, mainly in Global North contexts where life course perspectives may differ significantly from those in the Global South, including Africa. Drawing on findings from a feasibility research study, this paper contributes to the emerging international literature on theorizing care leaving by applying a life course perspective to the experiences of youth leaving care in four African countries. The paper highlights how life course can be a useful conceptual framework for understanding the experiences of care leavers with an emphasis on four core concepts: biography, linked lives, waithood, and agency. Implications for policy and practice are outlined with a focus on interdependence, participatory practice, biography, and cultural transition planning alongside efforts to redress systemic, oppressive barriers facing care leavers in society.

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Section: Life Course Theory: Key Concepts For Leaving Carementioning

confidence: 99%