A new life in Norway: The adaptation experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor girls

Martika Irene Brook and Fungisai Gwanzura Ottemöller

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 117, issue C

Abstract: In recent times, record numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) have settled in Norway. Many researchers have investigated the myriad challenges URMs face when settling in the countries of refuge, but fewer have focused on the strategies they use and resources they draw upon. Moreover, the dominant focus is on unaccompanied minor boys’ experiences because they are overrepresented in this group. Unaccompanied minor girls are therefore less visible within URM research. The aim of our study was to explore the experiences of URM girls’ adaptation to life in Norway focusing on their strengths, and to examine the social and structural factors that influence settlement.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105287

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