Drawing from longitudinal research, this book shows how the perspectives of people who have been in care can help us redefine the concept of family. Through a narrative analysis of the complexity of family lives, the author challenges the idea that some families are 'ordinary', while other...

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Hauptverfasser:	Boddy, Janet 1969- (VerfasserIn), Hanrahan, Fidelma (VerfasserIn), Wheeler, Bella (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Bristol, England Bristol University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:	Sociology of children and families series
Schlagworte:	Families Adult children of dysfunctional families / Social aspects
Online-Zugang:	DE-12 DE-473 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	Drawing from longitudinal research, this book shows how the perspectives of people who have been in care can help us redefine the concept of family. Through a narrative analysis of the complexity of family lives, the author challenges the idea that some families are 'ordinary', while others are troubled, problematic and 'other'
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Jan 2024) Front Cover -- Series page -- Thinking Through Family: Narratives of Care Experienced Lives -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Table -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Why Think Through 'Family'? -- Introduction -- The studies -- Conceptualizing 'family' -- 'Doing' family: practices and display -- Thinking beyond childhood -- Austerity and 'the other' -- Thinking beyond the 'troubled' family? -- Thinking through 'family' in care experienced lives -- The structure of this book -- Summing up -- 2 Learning From Care Experienced Perspectives -- Hearing a different story? -- Care experienced lives in context -- Childhood and placement experiences -- Early adulthoods -- Becoming a parent -- Summing up -- Politics and ethics: researching 'family' in care experienced lives -- A narrative perspective on care experienced family lives -- The studies -- Against All Odds? -- Evaluation of Pause -- Bringing the studies together -- 3 Doing Family: The Significance of the 'Ordinary' -- Introduction -- What do we mean by 'ordinary'? -- The significance of the mundane -- (Un)remarkable practices? -- The role of the everyday in understanding complex family connections -- What is (extra)ordinary? -- Rituals and celebrations -- Informal celebrations -- Weddings and funerals -- Conclusion -- 4 Re/Configuring Boundaries: Who Counts as 'Family'? -- Introduction -- Defining 'family' -- Family structures -- Enduring kinship? -- Ineffable connections and boundary moves -- Family and 'not-family' -- Shifting boundaries and 'chosen' kin -- Conclusion -- 5 'How Can We Not Talk about Family When Family's All That We've Got?': Care and Connectedness -- Introduction -- Sibling connections -- Complex and dynamic connections -- Parenting responsibilities? -- Austerity and interdependence The possibilities and limits of family support -- Conclusion -- 6 Understandings and Experiences of Parenthood -- Introduction -- The state as 'corporate grandparent'? -- Stigma and intersectionality -- Becoming a parent -- Stigma and instability -- Misrecognition of motherhood? -- And fatherhood? -- Support and recognition -- Practicing family-at-a-distance -- Family display -- Enabling the practice of motherhood when children are in care -- Future imaginaries -- Children growing up -- Uncertain possibilities? -- Conclusion -- 7 Thinking Through Family: Implications for Theory and Practice -- Why 'thinking through family'? -- Conceptualizing family: thinking beyond the 'single story' -- Family practices and family display -- Practicing family with a lifeworld orientation -- The value of the concept of family -- Reflections on family-minded policy and practice -- Family-minded approaches in precarious times? -- Supporting relational interdependency -- Supportive siblings? -- Chosen family -- The limits of loving networks - and the need for continuing professional support -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Epigraph -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- References -- Index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xv, 196 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781529214741
DOI:	10.46692/9781529214741