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This volume contains an Open Access Chapter. Migration represents a challenge and opportunity. Among the world’s migrants are nearly 34 million refugees and asylum seekers; of these, half are estimated to be children. As the world struggles to cope with global economic imbalances, diverging demographic trends, and climate change, international and internal migration are increasingly salient for the wellbeing, social integration, and civil and human rights of children and youth. Migrant Children and Youth includes research contributions that illuminate and engage with children and youth as migrants. Featuring chapters from a global and diverse collection of authors, the chapters provide empirical insights from a global perspective of children and youth who are affected by migration processes. Examining root causes and agency, the authors ask, what extent do children and youth exercise volition in the decision to migrate either internally or internationally? From their vantage points to what extent are children and youth on the move, uprooted, and vulnerable? Upon resettlement, what are the social integration challenges and opportunities for children or youth, and to what extent are children and youth migrants constrained in this new context? What do children and youth experience because of migration, and what does this mean for their wellbeing, social integration, and rights?

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Author:   Loretta E. Bass (The University of Oklahoma, USA)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.298kg
ISBN:  

9781835496053

ISBN 10:   1835496059
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   27 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction to Migrant Children and Youth: Wellbeing and Integration around the World; Loretta E. Bass Chapter 1. Constraints and Life Chances of Second-Generation Migrant Children and Youth in South Korea; Eunchong Cho Chapter 2. The Talk in La Línea: Transborder Latinx Youths’ Protective Scripts; Estefanía Castañeda Pérez Chapter 3. The Experiences and Wellbeing Child Refugees from the Yugoslavian War in Exile in Czechoslovakia; Lucie Macková and Andrea Preissová Krejčí Chapter 4. Civic Integration of Displaced Youth: Immigrant Organizations and Police Athletic Leagues as Examples of Methods for Nonprofit Analyses; Afshan Paarlberg, Vernise Estorcien, and Patricia Snell Herzog Chapter 5. The Socio-economic Status of Pashtun Children after Migration Due to Climate Change; Zafar Khan Chapter 6. Racism and Mental Health for Children and Youth in the United States; Oyindamola A. Okuwa and Loretta E. Bass Chapter 7. The Influence of Transnational Cultural Capital on Black Immigrant and Refugee Youth Perspectives of School Discipline; Johanne Jean-Pierre, Maria Brisbane, Sabrin Hassan, Jonathan Bailey, and Hawa Barrie OPEN ACCESS

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Loretta E. Bass is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma, USA, and outgoing series editor of Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. She has served in leadership positions in the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Children and Youth Section, first as Newsletter Editor (1999-2003) and later as Chair of the Section (2010-12).

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