Santanu Sarma

Street Children of Developing World and Their Experiences: an Understanding of Ground Realities Faced by Street Children in Developing Countries Santanu Sarma

The study examines situation of street children in developing world and their experiences. The recent studies have shown the different kind of experiences a child faces in the street and this study analyse the same. Along with the different experiences the study also analyses the major causes behind the street children problem. Regarding the causes, the study shows that even though there are some universal causes behind the problem, but there are other causes which differ from place to place depending on the culture and attitude of the people of the society. The study also looks at the images and reality of the street children. This study finds that due to the societal negative perception about the street children, the street children start challenging the traditional society and develops a new sub-culture. The way children behave in the new sub-culture, is the main area of analysis in this study. Various experiences including the sexual activities, the substance abuse has been discussed in this study along with the socialization process of street children. The role of gender differences and the girl child experiences in the street is also examined in this study.