Resilience and the re-integration of street children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the case of Cameroon /
First Statement of Responsibility
Walters Mudoh Sanji.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Singapore :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Nature,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
SpringerBriefs in Psychology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Background and theory -- The problem of economic underdevelopment and resilience -- An in-depth investigation intot he street children and youth of Cameroon -- Building the resilience of street children and youths in Cameroon -- Resolving the problem of street children and youth s in sub-Saharan Africa.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book contributes to a better understanding of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the psychological conditions of these children and determines how to reintegrate them into mainstream socio-economic activities. The book proposes cures and preventive measures. It also highlights the inextricable link which exists between street children and youth problem, and economic underdevelopment within Sub-Saharan Africa. With a careful examination of the main reasons of poverty and weak institutions within the region, the book offers suggestions on how to prevent street children and youth problem by alleviating poverty through a vibrant industrial sector and economic development. This book also provides recommendations on how to cure the problem by creating social enterprises which can offer opportunities to the youth and their parents. It achieves this by first comparing children and youth on the street (those who have homes to return to at night), with children and youth of the street (those who both work and live on the street). It then looks at a project designed to boost the resilience of street children. By looking at the differences between children on the street and children of the street, the book highlights the importance of having a home, and of the great value of cooperation between churches, non-government organizations and the state, in working to make the lives of these young people better. This book is a useful resource for students, academics and researchers in the fields of psychology, social work, sociology, and international development.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Springer Nature
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com.springer.onix.9789811320743
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
International Standard Book Number
9789811320736
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Resilience (Personality trait) in children-- Cameroon.
Street children-- Cameroon.
Child & developmental psychology.
Child welfare.
Development studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.