Kinship ‘matters’: Continuity and change in children’s family relations across three generations in Rwanda

Childhood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Pontalti
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Rule Systems

Studies of children and youth in Africa increasingly document fundamental changes in young people’s lived experience. However, most studies neglect to locate children’s experiences and actions within their broader historical, social and institutional context. Drawing from 10 consecutive months of historical and ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda, this article examines how young people have reproduced and changed their kinship relationships across three generations as they live at the interface of multiple rule systems, ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’.

Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health among Children and Youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 228-243
Author(s):  
Jessica N. Fish ◽  
Laura Baams ◽  
Jenifer K. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
The World ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young people are coming of age at a time of dynamic social and political changes with regard to LGBTQ rights and visibility around the world. And yet, contemporary cohorts of SGM youth continue to evidence the same degree of compromised mental health demonstrated by SGM youth of past decades. The authors review the current research on SGM youth mental health, with careful attention to the developmental and contextual characteristics that complicate, support, and thwart mental health for SGM young people. Given a large and rapidly growing body of science in this area, the authors strategically review research that reflects the prevalence of these issues in countries around the world but also concentrate on how mental health concerns among SGM children and youth are shaped by experiences with schools, families, and communities. Promising mental health treatment strategies for this population are reviewed. The chapter ends with a focus on understudied areas in the SGM youth mental health literature, which may offer promising solutions to combat SGM population health disparities and promote mental health among SGM young people during adolescence and as they age across the life course.

A Challenging Future: Current Barriers and Recommended Action for Our Field

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Webber ◽  
Brenda Scheuermann
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Recommended Action

More children and youth are developing emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) while services are dwindling. Social factors, unsympathetic public policy, and ineffective educational programming are formidable barriers for those of us who care about and work with these young people. However, we cannot desist in our responsibility as professionals. Through expanded expertise and ardent advocacy, we can make a difference in these regressive trends. This article presents an overview of current forces impinging on the field of EBD and offers some recommendations for action.

INFANTILISM DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AND RESPONSIBILITY FORMATION IN MODERN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga B. Mikhailova
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Irresponsible Behavior ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Diagnostic Work ◽  
Individual Self

Responsibility is one of the main characteristics of a mature person. In the 21st century, in the era of increasing infantilism, one of the important areas in modern psychology and pedagogy is the problem of responsibility formation and development in adolescents and young people. There are various hypotheses about the emergence of infantile and irresponsible behavior and their manifestations in childhood and adulthood. The strength of society is the strength of the individuals who make it up, so in modern science it is important to identify the causes of social infantilism and introduce technologies for its prevention and correction. Based on the theoretical analysis, the paper examines the dominant symptoms of the infantilism development (irresponsibility, mental discomfort, loneliness, sexual behavior violation, narcissism and gender chauvinism) and their manifestations in different age periods. The forms of irresponsibility in adolescents and the causes of their occurrence in different age periods are presented in detail. According to the author, the main reasons for infantilism development in adolescent and youth environment are: 1) the lack of collective education and the low influence of teachers, psychologists and educational environment in general on the individual’s development; 2) a pronounced style of pedagogy of freedom, provoking selfishness development; 3) delegation of responsibility for education exclusively to the family in the absence of psychological and pedagogical support for family relations; 4) deformation of the family relations model against the background of falling birth rates, shifting gender roles and family values. For the prevention and correction of infantilism among adolescents and young people, specialists in the sphere of modern education need to conduct systematic diagnostic work with the family and pay close attention to the introduction of practical technologies for the prevention of irresponsible behavior among younger schoolchildren and adolescents. In addition, it is necessary to introduce psychological and pedagogical education of the younger generation on the issues of individual self-development, self-education and self-realization.

scholarly journals Discriminant Profile of Young Internet Dependents: The Role of Family Relationships

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (62) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Terres-Trindade ◽  
Clarisse Pereira Mosmann
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Paternal Behavior ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractInternational studies have shown effects of family relations on Internet addiction in young people. This research aimed to outline a discriminant profile of young people classified as dependent and not dependent on the Internet regarding to socio-biodemographic variables to parenting practices, parent-child conflict and interparental conflict. The sample consisted of 200 students (152 girls and 48 boys), between 15 and 24 years of age, 85.5% reside in Rio Grande do Sul and 14.5% in other Brazilian states. Participants responded individually to the protocol available online. The results showed that interparental conflict, parent-child conflict and the educational practice of supervision of paternal behavior discriminate dependents on Internet. The educational practice of maternal emotional support was the only discriminating variable for non-dependents. These national findings corroborate the international context studies and reinforce the importance of including the family in promotion and prevention of mental health of young people.

scholarly journals Exploring the Lives of Vulnerable Young People in Relation to Their Food Choices and Practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Gombert ◽  
Flora Douglas ◽  
Karen McArdle ◽  
Sandra Carlisle
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Ontological Security ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Youth Organization ◽  
Formerly Homeless

The interdisciplinary Foodways and Futures project (2013-2016) is based on a pilot study which found noimprovement in the nutritional state of formerly homeless young people (16-25), now in supported accommodationat a charitable youth organization. Because a healthy food intake during adolescence is important, and because youngpeople with socioeconomic lower backgrounds face difficulties in maintaining a healthy diet (Beasley at al., 2005), Iinvestigated how the young people themselves experience their relationship to food. In this paper I explore linksbetween the lived experience before and during their stay with the organization of this vulnerable group, and theirfood choices and practices. The study illustrates the ways in which those choices and practices may appearnutritionally undesirable, but are nevertheless linked to the young people’s search for ontological security and socialconnectedness, in their new living environment. In this, I draw on and extend Schlossberg’s (1981) transition theoryin order to better understand the rationales underlying an individual’s subjective food choices.

The Tafel and food poverty in Germany

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Werth
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
German Society ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Homeless Shelters ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
The City ◽  
Primary Mission

Founded in 1993 by four women in Berlin, Germany, the Berliner Tafel is Germany’s oldest food rescue organization. The Tafel concept was quickly replicated and eventually developed into a nationwide network. Today, the Berliner Tafel has approximately 1,800 volunteers who tirelessly work to collect surplus food and deliver it to those in need throughout the city. The organization supplies over 300 social initiatives ranging from homeless shelters to soup kitchens and operates 45 food distribution points, Laib und Seele, in partnership with churches and the regional radio and television network. The Berliner Tafel supports more than 125,000 people in need every month with quality food that would otherwise have been unnecessarily thrown away. After the organization’s primary mission of rescuing food had adequately matured, the decision was taken to branch out and impact the lives of the children and youth of Berlin by establishing the KIMBA programme, which aims to teach young people from all backgrounds the value of food, good nutrition and the importance of sharing a meal together. Through all these activities the Berliner Tafel bolsters the fabric of German society by supporting vulnerable citizens while simultaneously having a positive impact on the environment and encouraging solidarity within and among Berlin’s diverse communities.

‘I think in some way you’re afraid to lose your dignity maybe’: Exploring Danish girls’ concerns in relation to sexual activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrine Bindesbøl Holm Johansen ◽  
Bodil Maria Pedersen ◽  
Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Morality ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Moral Sentiments ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Contemporary Research

This article explores the issue of girls’ concerns about sexual activity in a liberal Nordic context. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among young people in Denmark, the article identifies three types of concerns girls can have about sexual activity: social expectations, relational expectations and dignity. Whilst contemporary research has tended to focus on the influence different sexual morality discourses have in shaping different expectations and concerns about these, little attention seems to be paid to girls’ normative concerns about sex related to well-being. This article sheds light on how these normative concerns are related to girls’ sense of dignity based on Andrew Sayer’s work on dignity and moral sentiments. Finally, the article argues that tension between sexual morality discourses and moral sentiments may be the source of resistance that girls practise with a new ‘fuckboy’ discourse.

Young People Living at Risk of Huntington’s Disease: The Lived Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda F. Lewit-Mendes ◽  
Georgia C. Lowe ◽  
Sharon Lewis ◽  
Louise A. Corben ◽  
Martin B. Delatycki
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Young People ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Huntington’S Disease

scholarly journals Development of a Pathway for Multidisciplinary Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Diagnosis in Children and Young People

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1033
Author(s):  
Marion Rutherford ◽  
Donald Maciver ◽  
Lorna Johnston ◽  
Susan Prior ◽  
Kirsty Forsyth
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Implementation Team ◽  
Scottish Government ◽  
Assessment And Diagnosis

There is a variable standard of access to quality neurodevelopmental assessment and diagnosis. People may have negative experiences, encountering lengthy waiting times, and inconsistent practices. Practitioners need guidance on standards and practices for assessment and diagnosis matched to new ways of working. In this paper, we present a new pathway and recommendations for multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment and diagnosis for children and young people (<19 years), developed by the Scottish Government funded National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT). Our research used the Medical Research Council guidance for the development of complex interventions and included several iterative stages. Stage 1: n = 44 stakeholders attended an event on developing new practices for diagnosis and assessment. Stage 2: a literature synthesis was completed by the research team of clinical guidelines and diagnosis and assessment tools. Stage 3: an event with n = 127 stakeholders included discussion and debate of the data from stages 1 and 2. Recommendations and a draft pathway were written. Stage 4: successive drafts of recommendations and the pathway documentation were circulated among an advisory group, including multidisciplinary clinical experts and people with lived experience, until the final pathway was agreed upon. The finalised pathway includes guidance on terminology, assessment, diagnosis, triage, time standards and engagement of people with lived experience. The new pathway has been adopted by the Scottish Government. The pathway and associated documentation are freely available online for use by others.

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