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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