“Twilight Children”: The Street Children of Johannesburg

Hickson, Joyce; Gaydon, Vanessa

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1989.tb00419.x

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“…A similar finding came from the study of 300 "twilight children" in Johannesburg (Hickson & Gaydon, 1989). In this study, the underlying motivation for leaving home was to seek freedom, which gave these street children a previously unknown control over their lives.…”

Section: How the Ceuldren Function On The Streetssupporting

confidence: 49%

“…Some violence between the street children is to be expected-there are many street children, and they live in situations that produce violence and in countries that have a history of violence. Indeed, there is documentation that the larger boys take advantage of the younger ones in India (Subrahmanyam & Sondhi, 1990), in South Africa (Hickson & Gaydon, 1989), and in Latin America (Munoz & Pachon, 1980;Munoz & Palacios, 1980;Tellez, 1976).…”

Section: How the Ceuldren Function On The Streetsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many authors have pointed out that street children are resilient (Aptekar, 1988b(Aptekar, , 1989cFelsman ' 1989;Hickson & Gaydon, 1989;Lusk, 1992;Swart, 1990;Tyler et al, 1987;Tyler, Tyler, Tommasello, & Zhang, 1992). Oliveira, Baizerman, and Pellet (1992) measured the mental health of 71 Brazilian street children ranging in age from 8 to 18.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Certain cultures make it quite easy for children to become street children; others make it impossible. One study that did look at cultural factors was conducted in South Africa, where it was not poverty, family violence, or modernization that explained the origins of street children; it was the political culture of apartheid (Hickson & Gaydon, 1989).…”

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Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition

Aptekar

1994

Cross-Cultural Research

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Aptekar

1994

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“…It also suggests that children use primitive defenses to cope with their situations (Bandeira et al, 1996). There is documented evidence that the older boys take advantage of the younger ones in India (Subramanyam & Sondhi, 1990), in South Africa (Hickson & Gaydon, 1989), and in Latin America (Munoz & Palacios, 1980;Tellez, 1976). Corsaro and Rizzo (1990) discuss the process of socialisation during childhood and stress the importance of peer culture initiating a social and collective process.…”

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Socialisation of Street Children in India

Mathur

2009

Psychology and Developing Societies

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This study was carried out with an aim to map the socio-economic realities of street children in Jaipur city, India. In-depth interviews were conducted in a “casual-conversation” manner with 200 street children, profiles of their background, incidence of migration, familial contacts, clothing and food, work experiences, play and entertainment, personal habits, peer interaction, attitudes toward self, family and society; and aspirations and expectations were studied. The field scenario indicated that majority of street children were boys (71%) and in 8–12 years age group. Incidence of migration was observed and 70.5% of these children lived with their families. Gambling, watching films and television; smoking and drinking, and taking drugs were common modes of entertainment and relaxation for these children. The results throw light on significant developmental concerns which emerge from the socialisation of street children in India, and draw a parallel with the findings of research studies carried out in different parts of the world to strike common ground for theory building and practice.

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The social distribution of explanations of health and illness among adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil

Moura¹,

Harpham²,

Lyons³

2003

Journal of Adolescence

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The present paper reports on a study, which investigated explanations of health and illness among adolescents from three socio‐economic backgrounds in São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews and group discussions were used to elicit definitions of health and illness, explanations of illness causality and prevention and maintenance of health among 31 deprived adolescents with recent experience of living on the streets, 20 adolescents from poor families and 20 adolescents from privileged families. The findings showed that adolescents from different socio‐economic conditions draw upon similar explanatory models to make sense of health and illness. There were also clear distinctions between the groups. Health and illness were presented as being dependent upon multiple factors such as resistance of the body and socio‐economic status among privileged adolescents. In contrast, the explanations offered by deprived and poor adolescents for both health and illness rested on behaviour or exposure to environmental hazards. Moreover, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases and faith in God were prominent features of the accounts from deprived adolescents. The findings suggest a need for health professionals to be sensitive to people's perspectives of health and illness and their link to socio‐economic conditions. To emphasize individuals’ behaviour in the provision of health‐related information among deprived adolescents might be counter productive and reinforce victim blaming.

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“Twilight Children”: The Street Children of Johannesburg

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Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition

Street Children in the Developing World: A Review of Their Condition

Socialisation of Street Children in India

The social distribution of explanations of health and illness among adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil

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