The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova

The study aims to achieve a critical reflection on research carried out in Romania and the Republic of Moldova focusing on the effects on childhood in migrating families, the main points being the epistemological aspects and the manner in which the rhetoric of migration is used in order to raise mor...

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Main Authors: Cojocaru, S., Islam, M.R., Timofte, D.
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spelling my.um.eprints.162712016-08-15T04:03:43Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/16271/ The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova Cojocaru, S. Islam, M.R. Timofte, D. H Social Sciences (General) HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The study aims to achieve a critical reflection on research carried out in Romania and the Republic of Moldova focusing on the effects on childhood in migrating families, the main points being the epistemological aspects and the manner in which the rhetoric of migration is used in order to raise moral panic. Even though the analyzed research does not provide enough data fora rigorous investigation of the-phenomenon, these studies have managed to put on to the public agenda, the issue of migration and its effect on childhood, from a moral angle. The method the researchers used was the secondary analysis of the data present in the studied research, through which we managed to analyze the errors found in such studies. A large number of ad hoc studies about migration show certain errors related to the effects it has on children left at home, which amplify moral panic regarding this phenomenon. 2015 Article PeerReviewed Cojocaru, S. and Islam, M.R. and Timofte, D. (2015) The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Anthropologist, 22 (3). pp. 568-575. ISSN 0972-0073
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Cojocaru, S.
Islam, M.R.
Timofte, D.
The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
description The study aims to achieve a critical reflection on research carried out in Romania and the Republic of Moldova focusing on the effects on childhood in migrating families, the main points being the epistemological aspects and the manner in which the rhetoric of migration is used in order to raise moral panic. Even though the analyzed research does not provide enough data fora rigorous investigation of the-phenomenon, these studies have managed to put on to the public agenda, the issue of migration and its effect on childhood, from a moral angle. The method the researchers used was the secondary analysis of the data present in the studied research, through which we managed to analyze the errors found in such studies. A large number of ad hoc studies about migration show certain errors related to the effects it has on children left at home, which amplify moral panic regarding this phenomenon.
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author Cojocaru, S.
Islam, M.R.
Timofte, D.
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Islam, M.R.
Timofte, D.
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title The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
title_short The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
title_full The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
title_fullStr The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
title_full_unstemmed The effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in Romania and the Republic of Moldova
title_sort effects of parent migration on the children left at home: the use of ad-hoc research for raising moral panic in romania and the republic of moldova
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