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Lost Childhood - Unmasking the Lives of Street Children in Metropolitan India (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,217
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Lost Childhood - Unmasking the Lives of Street Children in Metropolitan India (Hardcover): Kapil Dev, Dipendra Nath Das,...

Lost Childhood - Unmasking the Lives of Street Children in Metropolitan India (Hardcover)

Kapil Dev, Dipendra Nath Das, Sangeetha Esther

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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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Imprint: Routledge India
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2020
First published: 2021
Authors: Kapil Dev • Dipendra Nath Das • Sangeetha Esther
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-44072-5
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
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LSN: 0-367-44072-5
Barcode: 9780367440725

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