Annual of social work, Vol. 30 No. 3, 2023.
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https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v30i3.484
FAMILIES IN A CHRONIC SITUATION WITHIN THE SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPAIN: WHAT EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION?
Xavier Miranda Ruche
; University of Lleida,Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Spain
Ramon Julià Traveria
; University of Lleida,Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Spain
Alba Pirla Santamaria
; Lleida City Council, Spain
Abstract
Families in a chronic situation within social services are one of the common profiles that make up the social protection system in Spain as well as in many other European countries. In this article, we analyse the discourses shaped around the future expectations for children belonging to these families. To do so, we have used a qualitative research approach through interviews, professional self-assessments and focus groups involving twenty-nine practitioners and thirty-five parents. Our results reveal three major lines of discourse. The first offers a fatalistic view based on intergenerational reproduction. The second incorporates differential elements, in a positive vein, on prospective expectations for the second generation of migrant families. The third is constructed through self-criticism seeking to reconsider elements of the present that allow plotting out a different future. We conclude by pointing out the advisability of taking greater account of the expectations that the environment imposes on children, as they can either have a positive or a negative objective impact on their life project. In terms of implications for intervention, it should be considered that how professionals relate with families affects their favourable or unfavourable prospects, as well as the reversibility of the effects on children.
Keywords
social services; minors; families in chronic situation; expectations; Spain
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317343
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Publication date:
30.4.2024.
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