Tom Allport
‘Like a life in a cage’: Understanding child play and social interaction in Somali refugee families in the UK
Allport, Tom; Mace, Jessica; Farah, Fatima; Yusuf, Fatima; Mahdjoubi, Lamine; Redwood, Sabi
Authors
Jessica Mace
Fatima Farah
Fatima Yusuf
Lamine Mahdjoubi Lamine.Mahdjoubi@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Info. & Communication & Tech.
Sabi Redwood
Abstract
Migration to a different culture may affect opportunities for play and social interaction, essential for children’s developing cognitive and social skills. We asked Somali migrant women about experiences of childhood (both while growing up themselves, and subsequent observations) in Somalia and the UK. In Somalia, they described a supportive, connected community and safe environment enabling children to play and learn together. In the UK, by contrast, multiple local stressors constrained children’s opportunities to play and interact. Understanding and improving neighbourhood geography, as experienced and shaped by parents and children, would seem important for promoting early child development in refugee families.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 28, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 28, 2019 |
Publication Date | Mar 1, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jan 28, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 29, 2020 |
Journal | Health and Place |
Print ISSN | 1353-8292 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 56 |
Pages | 191-201 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.019 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/851361 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.019 |
Contract Date | Jan 28, 2019 |
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