The Significance of Listening to Street Children: A Qualitative Case Study |Chapter 1 | New Ideas Concerning Arts and Social Studies Vol. 3

Globally, street children are seldom viewed positively, and they habitually encounter prejudice and discrimination daily. They are constantly disregarded, and very few people listen to them. It is instructive to note that they are normal human beings and have a right to express themselves. Hence, this research was conducted among seventeen street children at Rose Institution, a drop-in centre, in Trinidad and Tobago. The principal objective of this qualitative case study provide these children with an opportunity to express their views and opinions. Although they live in Rose Institution, they continue to frequent the streets. Published research indicates that there exists a lack of information about their lives and experiences, and this research fills that gap. Semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires were employed, and data were triangulated. Data revealed that listening is necessary to try to understand the lives, goals and aspirations of these children. Listening can also diminish the barrier between these children and mainstream society. Although it is difficult and demanding, it is strongly suggested that professionals, policy makers and indeed all citizens listen carefully to the voices of these children to bring about some meaningful change.

 

Author (s) Details

Gabriel Julien
Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Global Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

 

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A Mixed Method Research on Drug Use and Abuse among First -Year Students at Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 8

College students often undergo role transitions such as going away from the family home for the first time, residing with other students, and experiencing reduced adult supervision—which may increase the risk of substance abuse. Alcohol use is quite common among adolescents and college students which is also associated with a broad array of risk behaviors. The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of drug use among first-year Faculty of Social Sciences students at Great Zimbabwe University. An explanatory sequential design was used in the study. The total sample size of 157 students (82 males, 75 females) volunteered. Here, 72 students were from the Department of Human Resources Management, 66 from Sociology and 19 from Psychology. Data was analyzed using bar graphs and a chi-square to determine the degree of association between variables. Qualitative data from focus group discussions were analyzed thematically. Results show that students drank alcohol as their drug of choice and the prevalence of beer drinking started at the age band of 19-22 when students are at college and that peer pressure makes them continue drinking. Males have a higher prevalence of alcohol use in the previous month of the study and a higher rate of binge drinking and daily usage than their female counterparts. Co-use of alcohol and marijuana was most prevalent among males who binged or got drunk the previous month. There was a significant association between gender (in age band 19-22) and age of first drinking alcohol but an insignificant association between gender (in age band 23-26) and age of first drinking alcohol. An insignificant association was found between students’ majors and when they last took alcohol. The absence of parental control, reducing stress and closer bonds with peers were the reasons for using drugs. It is recommended that College administrators need to adopt more intensive on-campus alcohol and drug abuse education and evidence-based intervention programs.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Elliott Nkoma
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Social Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, P.O. Box 1235, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

 

Dadirai Bhumure
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Social Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, P.O. Box 1235, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

 

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Determining the Socio-Demographic Profile of Past Five-Year Cases of Child Sexual Abuse of Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar District, India| Chapter 9 | Research Aspects in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 3

 The current study aims to decide the socio-mathematical traits of SAS Nagar sector youth sexual abuse cases all the while the last five age. The research was completed activity on 114 cases of youth sex crime recorded under the POCSO Act, 2012. The ending preferred was from 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2017, located in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar community, Punjab, India.There were ultimate juvenile sex crime cases in 2017, accompanying 34, attended by 33 in 2015. The cases of female intercourse assaults (92.98%) outnumbered male intercourse assaults (2.76%). The accused’s house (22.80%) was the commonplace of displeasure, trailed apiece fatality’s home (20.17%). The survey found that ultimate accessible exclusive informal network was 11-15 years (46.49%). 51.75% of the asserted sex crime sufferers were graduates, understood by 33.33% of school dropouts. 57.89% of fatalities were Hindus chased by Sikhs (28.07%) and Muslims (10.52%). There were 111 eligible victims (97.36%), and three wedded sufferers (2.63). Sexual offences were often dedicated by dignitary popular to the martyr (89.48%). The plurality of instances (35.08%) were recorded on the second era of incident.The society's talent for fear that this monstrous violation depends on the incident of moral values and morality with those the one are in the in-between stage of enlightening depreciation, in addition to the institution of programs for fear that minor sexual assault. This is main cause the substantial danger to minors comes not from visitors but from popular and close things.

Author(s) Details:

. Natasha,
University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali-140413, India.

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