Based on in-depth fieldwork with Belgian children aged 10 to 16, this book examines how children in shared physical custody define and negotiate their place within the household of each parent. Challenging stereotypes, the book provides valuable insights for practitioners and scholars to better understand and support children and their parents.
Cuprins
1. Shared Custody and Sense of Home: The Child’s Point of View
2. Parental Islands
3. The Journey Between Islands: Transitioning from One Dwelling to the Other
4. Routines and Rituals of Return
5. Making Each Island ‘One’s Own Island’: Defining and Negotiating One’s Place
6. Maintaining One’s Place During Absence
7. A ‘Singular-Plural’ Sense of Home
Concluding Reflections
Despre autor
Laura Merla is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Families and Sexualities (CIRFASE) at the University of Louvain.
Bérengère Nobels is Scientific Collaborator at the University of Louvain.