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Peer reviewedAptekar, Lewis – Adolescence, 1989
Examined characteristics of 56 male street children in Colombia through participant observation and standardized psychological test scores. Data indicated that subjects' mental health was adequate. Two different styles of street life were found--gamines (those who chose to leave home) and chupagruesos (those who were abandoned). Found that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Foreign Countries
