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Agency and flexible support in transition from care: Learning from the experiences of a Norwegian sample of care leavers doing well
(Nordic Social Work Research;VOL. 8, NO. S1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-11)The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role that the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) can play in assisting care leavers with their transition to adulthood. Our point of departure is that timely and ... -
Knitting alone – in the city – ageing and kinship availability as a vulnerability marker
(Nordic Social Work Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-26)A basic premise underlying this article is that the social surroundings of individuals as they gradually age are not homogeneous and have influence on their well-being. Furthermore, if significant variation on the social ... -
Taking the initiative: determinants of parental self-referral to the Norwegian Child Welfare Services
(Nordic Social Work Research;Volume 7, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study investigates determinants of self-referral to the Child Welfare Services among parents in Norway. Increasing the rates of self-referral can ensure earlier intervention and assistance to more children and parents ... -
The urge to work: Normative ordering in the narratives of people on long-term sick leave
(Health Sociology Review;Volume 28, 2019 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study analyses the narratives of people on long-term sick leave due to low back pain. We draw upon the theory of justification – as developed by the French sociologists Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot – to investigate ...