Violence against street children in India – statistics of misery

• Authors: Beata Pietkiewicz-Pareek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of violence against street children in India, showing its many different dimensions and complexities. It outlines social issues such as violence against the girl child, child labour, street children and trafficking. It also cites patriarchy, hierarchy, masculinity, control, and lack of accountability, as essential components in the practice of violence against children. The review provides brief introductory notes and concentrates mainly on illustrating the hopelessness of life of some groups of Indian street children.

Keywords

EN

street children; trafficking; child labour; sexual abuse; education

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne
• Journal: Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3(18)
• Pages: 86-97

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Beata Pietkiewicz-Pareek

• Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

Identifiers

ISSN

1734-1582