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Asking, giving, receiving : friendship as survival strategy among Accra's street children

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Mizen, Phil and Ofosu-Kusi, Yaw (2010) Asking, giving, receiving : friendship as survival strategy among Accra's street children. Childhood: a global journal of child research, Volume 17 (Number 4). pp. 441-454. doi:10.1177/0907568209350511

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Abstract

This article considers friendship among street children in Accra. Drawing upon the findings of a three-year qualitative research project, the article argues that friendship is a neglected element of research yet cooperation, mutuality and exchange between friends are essential to street children's survival. Living within the extremities of the urban informal sector, the article considers the existence of a strong ethos of 'help' between friends and how street children go about the (re) creation of friendship around those aspects of their lives essential for their daily survival.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Street children -- Ghana -- Accra -- Social conditions, Urban poor -- Ghana -- Accra -- Social conditions, Informal sector (Economics) -- Ghana -- Accra, Friendship -- Ghana -- Accra, Friendship -- Sociological aspects
Journal or Publication Title: Childhood: a global journal of child research
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0907-5682
Official Date: November 2010
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November 2010Published
Volume: Volume 17
Number: Number 4
Number of Pages: 14
Page Range: pp. 441-454
DOI: 10.1177/0907568209350511
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Catholic Action for Street Children (CAS), University of Warwick

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