Belonging and Belongings

Children’s Sense of Home in Shared Custody Arrangements

AvLaura Merla,Bérengère Nobels

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Based on in-depth fieldwork with Belgian children aged 10 to 16, this book examines how children in shared physical custody define and negotiate their place within the household of each parent.The authors analyse how family practices within and between each dwelling shape children’s sense home, and the strategies and skills children develop to manage and position themselves in these different environments.Challenging common stereotypes and giving voice to children in shared custody, the book provides valuable insights for practitioners and scholars to better understand and support children and their parents.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-23
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:344 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sociology of Children and Families
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529236583

Utforska kategorier

Rättsordning inom Juridik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Separation och skilsmässa inom Hälsa och familj

Mer om författaren

Laura Merla is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Families and Sexualities (CIRFASE) at the University of Louvain.Bérengère Nobels is Scientific Collaborator at the University of Louvain.

Recensioner i media

“Belonging and Belongings provides an extraordinary portrayal of the experiences of children living in multiple households. It is especially laudable that the book takes a multimethodological explorative approach capturing the very words, images and connections of families while they are getting transformed by shared custody arrangements. Family scholars and professionals will find it extremely insightful.” Laura Bernardi, University of Lausanne“I LOVE this book. It is rich in ground-breaking insights and a must-read for anyone interested in the latest research on shared parenting. Children have a way of telling it like it is, and the authors have clearly heard them.” Bruce M. Smyth, Australian National University

Innehållsförteckning

1. Shared Custody and Sense of Home: The Child's Point of View2. Parental Islands3. The Journey Between Islands: Transitioning from One Dwelling to the Other4. Routines and Rituals of Return5. Making Each Island ‘One's Own Island': Defining and Negotiating One's Place6. Maintaining One's Place During Absence7. A 'Singular-Plural' Sense of HomeConcluding Reflections