Survival strategies of street children in Ghana
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie Orme (Heart and Home for Youth, 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 800, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA), Michael M O Seipel (Social Work at Brigham Young University, 2164 JFSB Provo, Utah 84602, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 489-499 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872807077909 |
| OpenAlex | W2060847851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 3 |
English Children are working and sleeping in the streets of many urban centers. They are sometimes viewed as deviants and often treated with harshness. Despite difficult circumstances, not all of them manifest antisocial behaviors or hopelessness. This study shows how street children in Accra, Ghana, manage street life by adopting socially constructive strategies. French Dans un grand nombre de centres urbains, les enfants travaillent et dorment dans les rues. Ils sont parfois perçus comme des personnes dé viantes et ils sont souvent traité s avec brutalité . En dé pit de ces difficulté s, ces enfants ne pré sentent pas tous des comportements antisociaux et ils ne sont pas tous en proie au dé sespoir. Cette é tude té moigne de la façon dont les enfants de la rue à Accra, au Ghana, gè rent leurs conditions en adoptant des straté - gies socialement constructives. Spanish Niños se encuentran trabajando y durmiendo en las calles de muchos centros urbanos. Ellos son vistos a veces como desviados y frecuentemente tratado con dureza. A pesar de circunstancias difíciles no todos ellos mani- fiestan conductas antisociales o desesperació n. Este estudio muestra como los ninños de la calle en Accra, Gana gestionan la vida en las calles incorporando estrategias sociales constructivas
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |