03132nam 2200709Ia 450 991045531520332120211005020651.01-61797-606-71-61797-102-21-61797-563-X1-936190-04-4(CKB)1000000000789767(EBL)1793180(SSID)ssj0000482993(PQKBManifestationID)11325488(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482993(PQKBWorkID)10529080(PQKB)11323411(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085068(MiAaPQ)EBC3114709(MiAaPQ)EBC6242525(Au-PeEL)EBL3114709(CaPaEBR)ebr10409520(OCoLC)922965240(MiAaPQ)EBC1791137(Au-PeEL)EBL1791137(OCoLC)694142396(EXLCZ)99100000000078976720070619d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond the victim[electronic resource] the politics and ethics of empowering Cairo's street children /Kamal FahmiElectronic edition.Cairo ;New York American University in Cairo Pressc20071 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-15038-9 977-416-063-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Methodological Framework -- Participatory Action Research -- Street Work -- The Story -- The Beginning -- Conceptual Framework -- Continuation of the Story -- Impacts and Concluding Commentary -- Appendix 1 Profiles of Street Children -- Appendix 2 Profiles of Street Localities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Street children-abandoned or runaway children living on their own-can be found in cities all over the world, and their numbers are growing despite numerous international programs aimed at helping them. All too frequently, these children are viewed solely as victims or deviants to be rescued and rehabilitated. In Beyond the Victim, sociologist Kamal Fahmi draws on eight years of fieldwork with street children in Cairo to portray them in a much different-and empowering-light. Fahmi argues that, far from being mere victims or deviants, these children, in running away from alienating home lives anParticipant observationSocial work with youthEgyptCairoStreet childrenEgyptCairoStreet youthEgyptCairoElectronic books.Participant observation.Social work with youthStreet childrenStreet youth362.7Fahmī Kamāl1038241MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455315203321Beyond the victim2459697UNINA