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| Titre : |
Street children : the case of black Africa |
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| Numéro : |
03 |
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| Année : |
1995 |
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| Volume : |
II |
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| Auteur(s) : |
Yves MARGUERAT |
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| Résumé : |
Whereas traditional African society put children at the heart of its social strategies, the phenomenon of the children "of" the street (who are not under the authority of adults) is now perceptible in ail the big cities of black Africa, even if they are far fewer than the children and youngsters "in" the street (who have not been eut off from their families, or whatever serves as a family) . Here there is interference between collective and individual factors, with slight differences according to the specific social history of each town (how old urbanization and social hierarchy are, how destabilized the surrounding rural area is, etc.) However, there is a commun denominator: the breakup of the family cell, especially (but not only) in the context of poverty. In the street, children encounter hostility and exploitation on the part of adults, which drive them to be even more marginal. They can defend themselves by taking refuge in a gang and, increasingly, in drugs, which makes their social reinsertion even more difficult. Like the question, the answer must be individual : it needs someone who listens and welcomes in appropriate structures that aim, as far as possible, to renew links with the family or to create a collective structure to replace the family. |
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| Pages : |
47 - 58 |
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| Type : |
Research paper |
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| APA : |
Marguerat, Y. (1995) Les enfants de la rue : le cas de l'Afrique noire
. Revue Internationale de Psychosociologie (RIP), II(03), pp. 47-58 |
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