Narratives from Jenin Refugee Camp: Children as extreme defence against the disintegration of family and community

Authors

  • Guido Veronese University of Milano-Bicocca
  • Mahmud Shobi Said Educational Services, Iksal, Università Milano Bicocca
  • Marco Castiglioni University of Milano-Bicocca

Keywords:

Palestinian children- Refugee Camp – military violence- risk behaviors

Abstract

This paper aim to explore practices that create serious risks to the physical and psychological  health of Palestinian children. The typical stories of three children interviewed at Jenin Refugee Camp are subjected to content analysis. This analysis also extends to the micro and macro social developmental context of these children (which the share with the entire population of the camp). Key themes emerging from the analysis include the need to "redeem" grand parents and parents (depressed, preoccupied, without hope), intolerance of imprisonment and being coerced into confined spaces, which are invaded on daily bases, the need to spaces to play in, the acceleration, through violence, toward adulthood. The motivations leading to dangerous practices and risk and protective factors are discussed.

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Author Biographies

Guido Veronese, University of Milano-Bicocca

University of Milano-Bicocca, Human Sciences Department "R. Massa", Assistant Researcher.

Mahmud Shobi Said, Educational Services, Iksal, Università Milano Bicocca

Department of Psychology, PhD student

Educational Psychology, Emergency and Traumas specialist, Psychologists for Human Rights vice-president.

Marco Castiglioni, University of Milano-Bicocca

Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Human Sciences Department "R. Massa."

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Published

2010-07-05

How to Cite

Veronese, G., Said, M. S., & Castiglioni, M. (2010). Narratives from Jenin Refugee Camp: Children as extreme defence against the disintegration of family and community. Journal of Human Sciences, 7(2), 85–104. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/935

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Psychology