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Child Street Life
Lieten, G. K.; Strehl, Talinay
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Description for Child Street Life
paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 59 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 124.
This brief studies the phenomenon of street children in two cities in Peru. It looks at some of the conceptual issues and, after analysing why children are in the street and what behaviour and which aspirations they exhibit, deals with the policy issues and lessons to be learned. This brief investigates when and why the transition from children on the street (street-working children) to children of the street (street living children) takes place and elucidates how they survive. It explains the fluidity and the risks involved in any type of child street life.
This brief studies the phenomenon of street children in two cities in Peru. It looks at some of the conceptual issues and, after analysing why children are in the street and what behaviour and which aspirations they exhibit, deals with the policy issues and lessons to be learned. This brief investigates when and why the transition from children on the street (street-working children) to children of the street (street living children) takes place and elucidates how they survive. It explains the fluidity and the risks involved in any type of child street life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
Number of Pages
59
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319117218
SKU
V9783319117218
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About Lieten, G. K.; Strehl, Talinay
G. K. Lieten is Professor (ret.) of child labour at the University of Amsterdam and an expert on childhood studies Talinay Strehl earlier worked as a research associate at the Institute for Research on Working Children and presently is child rights officer at Terre des Hommes (NL)
Reviews for Child Street Life
“This book focuses on the topic of children on the Peruvian streets in the cities of Lima and Cuzco. … This book is relevant because it combines an in-depth fieldwork with a detailed analysis of every important aspect from child street life. This publication is very enriching for those that work with street children. It also promotes thinking again about ... Read more