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Record Nr.

UNINA9910861991303321

Autore

Carpenter Kathie Lou

Titolo

Life in a Cambodian Orphanage : A Childhood Journey for New Opportunities / / Kathie Carpenter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]

©[2021]

ISBN

1-9788-0488-1

1-9788-0486-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 207 pages) : illustrations ;

Collana

Rutgers series in childhood studies

Disciplina

362.732

Soggetti

Orphans - Social conditions

Orphanages

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General

Orphans - Cambodia - Social conditions

Orphanages - Cambodia

Cambodia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

History of orphanages in Cambodia -- Orphanage tourism and the anti-orphanage tourism campaign -- Methods -- The rhythms of daily life in the orphanage -- The orphanage remembered: milestones and experiences -- Reflecting back and looking ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

"What is it like to grow up in an orphanage? What do residents themselves have to say about their experiences? Are there ways that orphanages can be designed to meet children's developmental needs and to provide them with necessities they are unable to receive in their home communities? In this book, detailed observations of children's daily life in a Cambodian orphanage are combined with follow-up interviews of the same children after they have grown and left the orphanage. Their thoughtful reflections show that the quality of care children receive is more important for their well-being than the site in which they receive it. Life in a Cambodian Orphanage situates orphanages within the social and political history of Cambodia, and shows that orphanages need not always be considered bleak sites of



deprivation and despair. It suggests best practices for caring for vulnerable children regardless of the setting in which they are living"--