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  • Leaving home for the streets : voices of youth from Ghana's streets

    Creator:
    Amantana, Vivian
    Abstract:
    Homelessness is a social concern worldwide. In Ghana, homelessness among the youth comes as a result of several factors, the major one being rural-urban migration. Rural-Urban drift is impelled by several factors ranging from perceptions of economic opportunities in urban areas, to increasing rejection of aberrant traditional practices such as...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

    Creator:
    Shepherd, Jennifer R.
    Abstract:
    This study examined the association between poverty and child neglect. The existence of a general association has been established for some time. However, there is much debate, and little detailed research, on the specific processes that create this association. This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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