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A Foster Care Alumna’s Past and Present Technological Experience

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  • Cesia Roche
  • J. Mitchell Vaterlaus
  • Jimmy A. Young

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Research on technology use and access among youth raised in non-traditional family structures indicates that the youth’s experiences are different from individuals raised in traditional family structures. Foster care represents a non-traditional family structure that warrants research attention in terms of technology. Using a multicultural feminist framework, the present study explores the past and present technological experience of a woman (30 years old) who was raised in the foster care system. The results are presented as a case study documenting her technological experience in foster care, as she transitioned out of the foster care system, and as she has taken on the roles of wife and mother. Results indicated that the participant had limited access to technology while in the foster care system, and this limited technology access related to her current use and perceptions of technology. Directions for future research are provided.

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  • Cesia Roche & J. Mitchell Vaterlaus & Jimmy A. Young, 2015. "A Foster Care Alumna’s Past and Present Technological Experience," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(2), pages 21582440155, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:5:y:2015:i:2:p:2158244015584946
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244015584946
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