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Care and Rearing of Institutionalized Girls in Arequipa, Peru: An Ethnographic Approach
Berta Sánchez-Luque1, Pablo Martínez-Angulo1, Vanesa Cantón-Habas1
1Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (HURS), Córdoba, Spain.
Introduction:
Institutional care for children is a global phenomenon. Despite its advantages, common threats have been described. In Peru, more than 70% of institutionalized children/adolescents have living parents who cannot take care of them. The study aims to understand the care/rearing of institutionalized girls in Arequipa, Peru.
Methodology:
Ethnographic design, with a sample integrated by 27 institutionalized girls. Data collected based on participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The analysis followed the Method of Constant Comparisons.
Results:
Five main themes were found: (a) The little house (foster home) is better than my house; (b) They take care of me-even when I am sick-; (c) But . . .; (d) What I have lived is what I am; (e) Happiness fits in this little house.
Discussion:
An ethnography of care/rearing practices could be helpful for a better understanding of the dimensions of the life of institutionalized girls living in developing countries.
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