The (re)construction of home: Unaccompanied children’s and youth’s transition out of care
Unaccompanied young
7 May 2018
This dissertation focuses on how perceptions of ethnicity and culture become meaningful in relation to the transition from care into independent living, studied from unaccompanied youths', professionals', and a methodological perspective.
The findings from interviews with unaccompanied youth with experience of leaving care showed that thoughts about their ethnic minority background are constantly present in the young men’s lives. The results based on interviews with professionals and observations at two residential care units indicated that ‘home’ is sometimes used as a metaphor when describing the residential care units.
Author: Söderqvist