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Coping with Stigma: Experiences and Responses of Former Youth in Care

dc.contributor.authorCarey, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-04T06:14:02Z
dc.date.available2023-08-04T06:14:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/47745
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines social stigma in relation to child welfare involvement. Drawing on interviews with twenty former youth in care, the paper highlights the participants’ experiences with stigma and their adaptive responses. Notably, participants described pervasive stigma that accompanied their status as youth in care. To contend with the stigma they experienced, participants developed a range of responses, including concealment, challenging the stereotypes, physical retaliation, and seeking solidarity. The study aligns with previous research identifying concealment as a relevant strategy for mitigating the effects of stigma among foster care recipients. However, the results also extend the literature in this area by identifying additional adaptive responses. Moreover, the participants revealed that the stigma they experienced was pervasive, yielding long-term effects.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesQualitative Sociology Review;3en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectChild Welfareen
dc.subjectYouth in Careen
dc.subjectFoster Careen
dc.subjectSocial Stigmaen
dc.subjectStereotypingen
dc.subjectGoffmanen
dc.titleCoping with Stigma: Experiences and Responses of Former Youth in Careen
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number26-51
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationMcMaster University, Canadaen
dc.identifier.eissn1733-8077
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