The street youth and assistance institutions: uses and recognition of objectives / Os adolescentes em situação de rua e as instituições de atendimento: utilizações e reconhecimento de objetivos

The study aims to identify the meanings of institutional agencies for street youth. Thirteen male adolescents, 12 to 17 years old, were interviewed on the streets. The results revealed that the institutions are extremely important to these youngsters, giving food, clothes, leisure, education, job tr...

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Main Authors: Juliana Prates Santana, Thaís Mesquita Doninelli, Raquel Valiente Frosi, Sílvia Helena Koller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722005000100018&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt