Risk in the Biographies of Independent Care Leavers

The article presents selected results of qualitative research indicating an attempt of self-construction by alumni of creating institutional and family forms of care in relation to experiences, autonomy and risk (including the risk associated with the COVID-19 pandemic). It appears that not the pand...

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Published in:	Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica
Main Author:	Monika Wiktorowicz-Sosnowska
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lodz University Press 2022-10-01
Subjects:	risk biography institution foster care leavers quality research
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sociologica/article/view/14710

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