Ambiguous loss of home: The experience of familial (im)permanence among young adults with foster care backgrounds

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1229-1239

  Samuels, Gina Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Ambiguous loss; Family identity; Foster care; Permanence; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350633112     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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