Voices From the System: A Qualitative Study of Foster Children's Stories
Keywords
foster children, ecological framework, social constructionism
Abstract
This project qualitatively analyzed the stories that 23 preadolescent foster children told about their lives. An ecological framework in conjunction with the social constructionist understanding of stories guided the ethnographic semistructured interviews. These stories contained both common and unique features and provided insight into the lives of foster children whose environments involved poverty, drugs, crime, violence, and racism. Research domains included confusion, social ambivalence, anger, loss, and aids to resiliency. This study highlights the importance of these stories for the children who create them and those who will work with them.
Original Publication Citation
Whiting, J. B., & Lee, R. E. (2003). Voices from the system: A qualitative study of foster children’s stories. Family Relations, 52. 288-295
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Whiting, Jason B. PhD and Lee, Robert E. III, "Voices From the System: A Qualitative Study of Foster Children's Stories" (2004). Faculty Publications. 2160.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2160
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2004-02-16
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5059
Publisher
Family Relations
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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