Theoretical Approaches in Understanding Child Migration
Keywords:
integrative migration theories, children's perspectives, risk factorsAbstract
Given the multifactorial character of migration, a universal theoretical conception can not be used in the analysis of phenomena. Accordingly, the aim of the paper is to analyze ten groups of integrative concepts, divided into two larger units. The first part contains theoretical concepts that analyze the potential etiological and factors of the characteristics of the migration process: rejection and attraction theory, family migration theory, model of migration transition – from emigration to immigration countries, social development theory and security approaches to migration. The second part of the theory contains concepts explaining the impact of different circumstances on the socio-emotional development and adaptation process of children, especially in forced migration: risk and protection factors, theoretical approaches to traumatic events of children, psychoanalytic migration theory, attachment theory, and the Integrative model of developmental competencies children from minority groups. The concluding observations are aimed at sublimating the importance of a multiparadigmatic interpretation of the migration process, with particular reference to the practical implications of preventive action on the risks to which children are exposed at all stages of migration.
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