Families: difficult to speak about?

While conducting a study on Finnish reform schools, remarks concerning the concept of family in relation to the young residents left me feeling uneasy. Family, in that particular context, seemed to be an issue of silence, where young people found difficulty in finding the words to express their idea...

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Main Author: Tarja Pösö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CELCIS 2007-03-01
Series:Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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description While conducting a study on Finnish reform schools, remarks concerning the concept of family in relation to the young residents left me feeling uneasy. Family, in that particular context, seemed to be an issue of silence, where young people found difficulty in finding the words to express their ideas. Alternatively, the concept of family was limited to mainly legal definitions used by the professionals.
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Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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