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Informationen zum Autor Clementine K. Fujimura, Sally W. Stoecker, Tanya Sudakova Klappentext Fujimura takes us across history and into Russian society, its orphanages and shelters, and along the streets of the nation to see how abandoned children are stigmatized and shunned. Readers come to understand how and why these children, left orphans by death or by choice, form their own culture to find power and to survive. This pioneering work on child abandonment looks at Russian society from a new angle: from the perspectives of abandoned youngsters and their caretakers. Based on direct observation of and interviews with abandoned children, this work shows why any effort to rescue these children calls for a deep understanding of Russian culture, and why any effort to address abandonment in Russia calls for a joint effort between psychologists, social workers, and the children themselves. Researcher Fujimura takes us across history, into Russian society, its orphanages and shelters, and along the streets of the nation to see how abandoned children are stigmatized and shunned. We also come to understand how and why these children, left orphans by death or by choice, form their own culture to find power and to survive. This pioneering work on child abandonment looks at Russian society from a new angle: from the perspectives of abandoned youngsters and their caretakers. Based on direct observation of and interviews with abandoned children, this work shows why any effort to rescue these children calls for a deep understanding of Russian culture, and why any effort to affect abandonment in Russia calls for a joint effort between psychologists, social workers, and the children themselves.Takes us across history, into Russian society, its orphanages and shelters, and along the streets of the nation to see how abandoned children are stigmatized and shunned. This work on child abandonment helps you understand how and why these children, left orphans by death or by choice, form their own culture to find power and to survive. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Entering the Doorway to Abandoned Russia Institutionalized, Neglected Orphans Victims of a Failed System, or Cold Cultural Beliefs? Many Forms of Abandonment Moscow's Homeless Children The Lure of the City Domestic Violence Contributing to Child Homelessness by Tatyana Sudakova and Sally Stoecker Options for the Abandoned Child Their World Still With Secrets and Sorrow Appendix Endnotes Bibliography ...
