Homeless Street Boys in Nepal
Their Demography and Lifestyle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2976884 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Baker (0000-0002-3451-2018, Durham University), C Panter-Brick (0000-0002-4635-2234), A Todd |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-146 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.28.1.129 |
| OpenAlex | W2216191103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 1 |
Homeless children live and work independently of their families on the streets in many cities of the developing world. A survey was undertaken to compare the family backgrounds and current lifestyles of 329 six to seventeen year old Nepali boys is contrasting environments. A representative sample of 130 homeless boys is compared with three other groups of 54 rural, 62 urban squatter and 83 urban privileged school - children. Structured questionnaires and iterviews revealed considerable variation in the family background of the homeless and control populations. Homeless children belong to a variety of caste and ethnic backgrounds, with 49% of individuals being high caste. Data on family structure showed that 52% of homeless boys had both parents at home, 23% had step-parents, and only 8% were parent-less. In contrast, very few rural and urban controls (0-2%) had step-parents. For the homeless, family structure, particularly the presence of step-parents, influenced the age of first leaving home, reasons given for migration, and frequencies of home visits. The majority of homeless children visited their families at least once a year. Success on the streets, as indicated by daily earnings, is variable and influenced both by age and income-generating activity. The lifestyles and relationships of homeless boys are discussed
Caste · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Family income · Geography · Nepali · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2012 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |