« J’habite… enfin…, je me comprends » : l’appropriation territoriale des adolescents placés en question

The connection with adolescent space and, more specifically, its mobility, is often comprehended through the framework of the family and of a single residential location. However, some individuals experience adolescence via multiresidential situations, more especially related to a taking into care l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleur Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Urbanisation Culture Société (UCS) de l'INRS 2013-12-01
Series:Enfances, Familles, Générations
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/efg/1719
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Summary:The connection with adolescent space and, more specifically, its mobility, is often comprehended through the framework of the family and of a single residential location. However, some individuals experience adolescence via multiresidential situations, more especially related to a taking into care linked to a geographical shift. An analysis of the residential situations of foster children brings out a range of patterns, involving parents but also extended families and those in their immediate environment. Adolescent territorial appropriation thus takes over numerous spaces: third-party spaces that appear between the family home and the residential location, demonstrating the existence of an emotional relationship with the territory.
ISSN:1708-6310