‘They are just good people…generally good people’: Perspectives of young men on relationships with social care workers in the UK

Featherstone, Brid; Robb, Martin; Ruxton, Sandy and Ward, Michael R.M. (2017). ‘They are just good people…generally good people’: Perspectives of young men on relationships with social care workers in the UK. Children & Society, 31(5) pp. 331–341.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12201

Abstract

The perspectives of marginalised young men on what they value in relationships with social care workers are under-researched and have not received adequate attention within policy and practice literatures. Moreover, problematic assumptions about gender pervade much political and cultural commentary. Research findings from a study of 50 young men, aged between 16 and 25, attending a range of social care services, are highly significant in this context. They highlight young men's investment in a language of care and respect and their rejection of categorical presumptions. However, the services were steeped in practices and understandings of their marginalisation and offered important opportunities for recognition.

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• Item ORO ID
• 49744
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1099-0860
• Keywords
• gender; relationship based practice; recognition
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS)
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care > Health and Social Care
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  Children Young People and Families
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• • http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/30941...(Other)
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• Martin Robb