"So that's How I Found out I Was a Young Carer and that I Actually Had Been a Carer Most of My Life". Identifying and Supporting Hidden Young Carers

Autor/inn/en	Smyth, Ciara; Blaxland, Megan; Cass, Bettina
Titel	"So that's How I Found out I Was a Young Carer and that I Actually Had Been a Carer Most of My Life". Identifying and Supporting Hidden Young Carers
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 14 (2011) 2, S.145-160 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Caregivers; Identification (Psychology); Social Attitudes; Young Adults; Self Concept; Children; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Family Environment; Focus Groups; Interviews; Interaction; Role; Peer Relationship; Expectation; Cultural Influences; Gender Differences; Social Bias; Home Schooling; Social Support Groups; Social Services; Social Networks; Australia; Ireland; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Selbstkonzept; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Familienmilieu; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Interaktion; Rollen; Peer-Beziehungen; Expectancy; Erwartung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Australien; Irland; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	A common theme in the literature on care-giving is the issue of "hidden" carers, that is, people who undertake caring roles and responsibilities, yet do not identify themselves as carers. One reason people do not recognise themselves as carers relates to the nature of the caring relationship. When providing care for a family member, intra-familial bonds of love and reciprocity do not encourage parties to view the relationship as anything other than a "normal" familial relationship. The lack of self-identification amongst young carers is complicated further by societal norms surrounding care-giving. Whereas adults are expected to provide care to other adults and children, young people are not expected to be care-givers but rather care recipients. As a result, many young carers remain "hidden" and beyond the reach of services and supports designed to help them in their caring role. This paper draws on qualitative research with young carers and service providers to explore the issue of self-identification amongst young carers. The paper concludes with recommendations for identifying and supporting hidden young carers. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10