'I remember thinking, why isn't there someone to help me? Why isn't there someone who can help me make sense of what i'm going through?': 'Instant adulthood' and the transition of young people out of state care

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-426

  Rogers, Ruth ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

instant adulthood; looked after; transition; vulnerability; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255179803     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311420793     Document Type: Article

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