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Conclusions, reflections, and prospects for future research, policy, and programming
Author(s) -
ClarkKazak Christina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20013
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , categorization , sociology , vulnerability (computing) , discipline , artificiality , psychology , social psychology , social science , developmental psychology , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , computer security
This concluding chapter draws together some of the key themes from the contributions and proposes some recommended areas for future research, policy, and programming. It highlights the artificiality of categorization processes related to both migration and childhood that independent child migrants encounter, and problematizes the vulnerability–agency binary. The author encourages more research into how power relations, relationships, and networks shape migration decisions and suggests the need to analyze comparative experiences of families and siblings who are “left behind.” Finally, the chapter draws attention to the need for mixed methodological and disciplinary approaches and greater analysis of the intersection of social age and gender issues. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.