Living on the Edges: The Voices of Abused Adolescent Israeli Women

Laura Sigad

Oranim Academic College of Education

Laura Sigad, PhD. is academic director of international graduate Programs, Faculty of Graduate Studies  at Oranim Academic College of Education, Tivyon, Israel. She is an anthropologist whose research interests and publications include the fields of risk and resilience in childhood and youth; insider's perspectives on child abuse and neglect, cultural contexts and child abuse, identity negotiations of immigrant and minority children and youth and childhood and poverty.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to utilize an insider’s perspective to describe and analyze the experience of abuse and neglect of adolescent girls in Israel. A purposive sample of 20 adolescent, “at risk” girls was... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Laura Sigad (Oranim Academic College of Education)

Topic Area

Voice of the Child

Session

Oral13 » Session I-Voice of the Child (11:00 - Tuesday, 3rd October, Africa Room)

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