A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Place attachment among children in a street situation in Pelotas, Brazil
Authors: Gadd K
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Journal of Youth Studies
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF YOUTH STUDIES
Journal acronym: J YOUTH STUD
Volume: 19
Issue: 10
First page : 1338
Last page: 1354
Number of pages: 17
ISSN: 1367-6261
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2016.1166193
Abstract
This article explores the processes which affect street children and youths' relationships with the place called the streets'. The street as a place to live is violent and hostile. However, street dwellers aspire to see the street environment positively. In fact, being able to establish a positive relationship with the street, to become attached to it, is crucial for coping within it. In this research, longitudinal qualitative data concentrating on processes were produced time-geographically with 19 street children and youths in the Brazilian town of Pelotas. The analyses of this research reveal that attachment changes over time instead of remaining static. Examples from the streets demonstrate how the human-environment relationship is shaped by constantly changing encounters of physical, social and mental (f)actors. This article stresses the importance of individual life experiences and goals for the attachment processes and for what positively affects the attachment.
This article explores the processes which affect street children and youths' relationships with the place called the streets'. The street as a place to live is violent and hostile. However, street dwellers aspire to see the street environment positively. In fact, being able to establish a positive relationship with the street, to become attached to it, is crucial for coping within it. In this research, longitudinal qualitative data concentrating on processes were produced time-geographically with 19 street children and youths in the Brazilian town of Pelotas. The analyses of this research reveal that attachment changes over time instead of remaining static. Examples from the streets demonstrate how the human-environment relationship is shaped by constantly changing encounters of physical, social and mental (f)actors. This article stresses the importance of individual life experiences and goals for the attachment processes and for what positively affects the attachment.
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