Becoming a Street Kid
Exploring the Stages of Street Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2429313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff Karabanow (0000-0001-7537-2624), Ma Ma, BA BA |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 49-72 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j137v13n02_04 |
| OpenAlex | W2117613139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 10 |
This analysis explores the perceptions of youth on the street in constructing identity throughout their street life experiences. Data collection involved in-depth interviews with 98 street youth and 42 service providers in Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax, and participant and non-participant observations of street life and shelter culture in all three locations. The findings highlight the stages of “becoming a street youth” and the elements that shape engagement in, and disengagement from, street life
Aesthetics · Art · Disengagement theory · Identity (music · Media studies · Participant observation · Social science · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Gender Studies · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |