Lost Childhood: Unmasking the Lives of Street Children in Metropolitan India

Lost Childhood: Unmasking the Lives of Street Children in Metropolitan India
ISBN-10
1000264483
ISBN-13
9781000264487
Series
Lost Childhood
Category
Social Science
Pages
222
Language
English
Published
2020-11-27
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Authors
Kapil Dev, Dipendra Nath Das, Sangeetha Esther

Description

Lost Childhood explores the everyday lives of street children in India. It presents insights on their life on the streets to provide a comprehensive understanding of why they are driven to extreme means of livelihoods. This volume, · Inquiries into the histories of street children, and discusses their socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to provide a sense of their living conditions; · Sheds light on the social injustice experienced by these children, their health and hygiene, and also looks at the insecurities faced by the children in their interactions with the society; · Uses detailed field research data to highlight issues that affect the lives of street children such as education, gender discrimination, and their social networks; · Suggests a way forward that would not only benefit street children but will also be of use to the community in understanding their lives, problems, and help explore this issue in further detail. The book will be useful to scholars and researchers of human geography, development studies, child development, urban poverty, and social justice. It will also be of interest to policymakers, social workers, and field workers who work with street children.

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