Are Colombian Street Children Neglected? The Contributions of Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Approaches to the Study of Children.

Aptekar, Lewis

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ERIC Number: EJ437074

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Publication Date: 1991

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Are Colombian Street Children Neglected? The Contributions of Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Approaches to the Study of Children.

Aptekar, Lewis

Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v22 n4 p326-49 Dec 1991

Ethnographic methods coupled with ethnohistorical documents make it possible to learn far more about 56 street children in Colombia than through logical empiricism alone. Many street children fare better than is the popular perception, and many are part of families that function to bring them to early independence. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Neglect, Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnography, Family Environment, Family Role, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Parent Child Relationship, Poverty, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colombia

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