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A qualitative look into the lives and aspirations of street children in Ho Chi Minh City

by Jeffrey, Azrael Josiah; Johnson, Donald Arthur

Title:

A qualitative look into the lives and aspirations of street children in Ho Chi Minh City

Author(s):

Jeffrey, Azrael Josiah
Johnson, Donald Arthur

Issued date:

2019

Publisher:

Bangkok : Assumption University

Citation:

Scholar: Human Sciences 11, 1 (January-June 2019), 211-217

Abstract:

The following paper presents a phenomenological view of Street children’s future aspirations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (HCMC) in 2018. Information was collected addressing general background data, their experiences of living on the street, and the reasons for and how they came to be living on the streets. The subjects studied comprised 3 male and 3 female street children living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Phenomenological interviews were generated using a variety of quantifiable data techniques. They included: in-depth interviews of participants (street children), in-depth interviews of adult individuals in the children’s lives, questionnaires, and observation. The results of the study show a correlation between poverty, broken homes, abuse, limited schooling, and at times, human trafficking. Participants often displayed avoidance or aggression when confronted with uncomfortable or taboo topics. Possible symptoms relating to mental disorders displayed were: depression, generalized anxiety, attachment disorders, aggression, criminality, frustration and hopelessness. The children were drawn to foreigners as a means to earn money, either through sales of trinkets or through scams or begging. As such, the participants generally displayed exaggerated friendliness, superficial connections, and forward mannerisms with adult speaking patterns. All the children had aspirations and perhaps unrealistic goals for the future.

Subject(s):

Scholar: -- Human Sciences
Scholar: -- Human Sciences -- 2019

Keyword(s):

Street children
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Human trafficking
Exploitation
Relationships
Future aspirations
Developing Countries
Asia’s mega cities

Resource type:

Journal Article

Extent:

7 pages

Type:

Text

File type:

application/pdf

Language:

eng

Rights:

This work is protected by copyright. Reproduction or distribution of the work in any format is prohibited without written permission of the copyright owner.

Rights holder(s):

Assumption University

URI:

http://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/22343
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Copyright © Assumption University.
All Rights Reserved.

Contact Us

The St. Gabriel's Library   
Hua Mak Campus  
Ramkhamhaeng 24, Hua Mak  
Bangkok Thailand 10240  
Tel.: (662) 3004543-62 Ext. 3402  
Fax.: (662) 7191544  
E-Mail Library : library@au.edu  


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Suvarnabhumi Campus
Bang Na-Trad Km. 26 Bangsaothong
Samuthprakarn Thailand 10540
Tel.: (662) 7232024, 7232025
Fax.: (662) 7191544
E-Mail Library : library@au.edu
 

 

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