Abstract
Young people in the UK are facing challenging futures. Labour market insecurity, high housing costs, increased costs of education and training, higher rates of poverty, reductions in state benefits and services all mean that making the transition into adulthood is far from straightforward. But not all young people are affected in the same way. Some children experience disadvantages which make transitions more challenging such as growing up in poverty, growing up in complex family situations that have disrupted their welfare, and growing up in care or on the edge of care.Drawing on my own published work, this thesis will explore how child welfare practice has become less focused on the importance of relationships in the lives of disadvantaged children and young people and those in care. This thesis will also explore whether measures of well-being have potential to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and those in care, but also the limitations of current measurement processes. This thesis will explore how these factors impact on the already challenging transitions to adulthood faced by disadvantaged young people and those in care.
| Date of Award | 2021 |
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| Original language | English |