Wolseth, Jon M.
Life on the Malecón : Children and Youth on the Streets of Santo Domingo. - 1 online resource (232 pages) - Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies . - Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Structural Forces Impacting Young Lives -- Children as Cultural Agents -- Structure and Agency on Dominican Streets -- Organization of Book -- Methods: The Anthropologist as Outreach Educator -- Chapter 1: Outreach Work -- Living and Sleeping on the Malecón -- Crying Wolf -- Going Home -- The First Hurdle -- Telling the Truth -- Back on the Conde -- Commentary -- Chapter 2: Structural Conditions -- Finding Panchito -- Entering Rehab -- Maria's Condition -- Going to Prison -- Off the Streets -- Commentary -- Chapter 3: Friendship and Everyday Violence on the Street -- Conflict Resolution -- Aftermath -- Commentary -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Life on the Malec#65533;n is a narrative ethnography of the lives of street children and youth living in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the non-governmental organizations that provide social services for them. Writing from the perspective of an anthropologist working as a street educator with a child welfare organization, Jon M. Wolseth follows the intersecting lives of children, the institutions they come into contact with, and the relationships they have with each other, their families, and organization workers.
9780813562896
Social work with youth - Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo.
Electronic books.
HV887.D652 -- S26 2013eb
362.74
Life on the Malecón : Children and Youth on the Streets of Santo Domingo. - 1 online resource (232 pages) - Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies . - Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Structural Forces Impacting Young Lives -- Children as Cultural Agents -- Structure and Agency on Dominican Streets -- Organization of Book -- Methods: The Anthropologist as Outreach Educator -- Chapter 1: Outreach Work -- Living and Sleeping on the Malecón -- Crying Wolf -- Going Home -- The First Hurdle -- Telling the Truth -- Back on the Conde -- Commentary -- Chapter 2: Structural Conditions -- Finding Panchito -- Entering Rehab -- Maria's Condition -- Going to Prison -- Off the Streets -- Commentary -- Chapter 3: Friendship and Everyday Violence on the Street -- Conflict Resolution -- Aftermath -- Commentary -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Life on the Malec#65533;n is a narrative ethnography of the lives of street children and youth living in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the non-governmental organizations that provide social services for them. Writing from the perspective of an anthropologist working as a street educator with a child welfare organization, Jon M. Wolseth follows the intersecting lives of children, the institutions they come into contact with, and the relationships they have with each other, their families, and organization workers.
9780813562896
Social work with youth - Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo.
Electronic books.
HV887.D652 -- S26 2013eb
362.74