Street children can be divided into two categories based on their relationships with their family: children of the street and children on the street. Generally, children of the street refer to the children who have been disconnected with the family and live in the street. On the contrary, children on the street still live with their family although they earn money from the street. Usually the street children from the last category are at the age under five and at the school age. Whereas, the street children
This study explores the life of ten girls prostituted street children in Yogyakarta. The informants are gathered with the snowball sampling system with indepth interview technique.
The study shows that the prostitution of street children are categorized as prostituting street children and prostituted street children. They leave home because of the uncomfortable atmosphere at home like domestic violence and indifferent treatment from the family. Generally, children come from the unwealthy family who has little attention to the important of children’s education. The relationship between children and their family have lost as soon as they are out of the family ties. It also happens to their education which is disconnected too. The low level of education, the disconnection relationship with the family and the street life which tends to be free
and hard, often make children are very permissive toward the free sexual relationship.
The relationship built between the children and their customer are based on two categorization, first, the usual relationship between street children and their customer and the relationship among couple, second, the relationship between the children and the men in the street community. From the categorization mentioned before, the street children who give sexual service are paid with money, goods, and protection. The street life which is always free because they always depend on their friend and lover, lessen their daily needs including their life style need as the actualization. According to the reproductive health, the prostituted street children has done the abortion and suffered with the sexual transmitted diseases for changing spouse. The hard street life yields the daily threats of violence and abuse, like physical and sexual abused done by their peer group of street children and also by the security guards.
who live far away from the families are at the teen ages. The prostituted street children are adolescent people which are categorized as children of the street. This study intends to discuss the prostitution life of street children. Their process from the beginning of street life until getting into prostitution life.
This study explores the life of ten girls prostituted street children in Yogyakarta. The informants are gathered with the snowball sampling system with indepth interview technique.
The study shows that the prostitution of street children are categorized as prostituting street children and prostituted street children. They leave home because of the uncomfortable atmosphere at home like domestic violence and indifferent treatment from the family. Generally, children come from the unwealthy family who has little attention to the important of children’s education. The relationship between children and their family have lost as soon as they are out of the family ties. It also happens to their education which is disconnected too. The low level of education, the disconnection relationship with the family and the street life which tends to be free
and hard, often make children are very permissive toward the free sexual relationship.
The relationship built between the children and their customer are based on two categorization, first, the usual relationship between street children and their customer and the relationship among couple, second, the relationship between the children and the men in the street community. From the categorization mentioned before, the street children who give sexual service are paid with money, goods, and protection. The street life which is always free because they always depend on their friend and lover, lessen their daily needs including their life style need as the actualization. According to the reproductive health, the prostituted street children has done the abortion and suffered with the sexual transmitted diseases for changing spouse. The hard street life yields the daily threats of violence and abuse, like physical and sexual abused done by their peer group of street children and also by the security guards.
The street children who get into the prostitution are caused by influence fromtheir friend, life style, and the sexual stimulus to make sexual contact. The threeinfluences are also made the street children choosing to exploit their sexuality asanother alternative to earn money.
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