PARENTAL MIGRATION AS NEGLECT- THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF MISSING PARENTS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND IN MOLDOVA
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15 March 2019
Abstract
IN THIS PAPER, WE CONCEPTUALIZE THE PHENOMENON OF CHILD NEGLECT IN A PARTICULAR CONTEXT OF PARENTAL MIGRATION AND EXAMINE WHAT ARE THE LINKS BETWEEN PARENTAL ABSENCE AND THE NEGATIVE BEHAVIOUR OF THEIR CHILDREN. OUR ANALYSIS IS BASED MAINLY ON OUR EMPIRICA L RESEARCH WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF MOLDOVAN ADOLESCENTS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW WHOSE PARENTS WERE OR HAD BEEN IN MIGRATION. WE FOUND THAT IN THE APPRAISAL OF THE CAUSALITY OF THE MINORS’ DELINQUENCY, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FREQUENCY AND THE QUALITY OF M AINTAINED RELATIONS WITH MIGRANT PARENT(S) AND WITH THE CAREGIVER AT HOME ARE OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE.
Keywords
PARENTAL MIGRATION
CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
CHILD NEGLECT
JUVENILE
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