Thumbnail Image

Thesis

Browse

2014 - 20162
Reset filters
Subject: Human Development × Start date: 2014 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
Reset filters

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    Profile of Activities and Magnitude of Abuse Among Street Children in Ludhiana City: A Situational Analysis
    (PAU, 2014) Khwairakpam, Sharmila; Kaur, Sukhminder
    The present study was undertaken to determine the profile of activities and magnitude of abuse among street children in Ludhiana city on a sample consisting of 160 children (9-12 years) equally distributed over gender. A Personal Information Sheet and a self-structured Interview Schedule were used to document the demographic profile and information relating to the causal factors leading children to street, activities performed by them and the nature and magnitude of abuse experienced by them. The sample was selected from various crowded places of Ludhiana city viz railway station, bus depots, traffic lights, market places, temples, etc using a snowball sampling technique which included home based children engaged in street work. Results revealed that more than seventy nine per cent children (79.37%) were found to be on street due to prospect of income besides other reasons; lack of support from parents, alcoholic nature and abusive behavior of father, broken family, parental unemployment, forced to go to street and non-availability of residence. A higher proportion of the children (31.25%) were found to be engaged in street vending (selling low-priced items such as toys, city maps, eatables, newspapers, making and selling garlands etc.), followed by begging (28.75%) and rag picking (18.75%). About sixteen per cent (16.25%) of them reported to be performing more than one activity (begging as well as rag picking, shoe shinning as well as making garlands, etc.) on the street. Majority of them (92.50%) experienced abuse by their parents. Scolding was the most predominantly used method of punishment by the fathers (77.02%) towards the children followed by spanking/slapping (54.72%), beating (43.92%), verbally abusing and kicking. Similarly scolding was also a prominent method of punishment used by mothers (89.86%) followed by spanking/slapping (41.21%), twisting ears or hands, yelling and beating. Parents were found to be equally punitive towards younger and older children. However, fathers were found to be yelling more on boys whereas girls experienced more of hair pulling by the mothers. More than forty per cent (42.56 %) children reported to be punished frequently that is once in a week because of varied reasons. Children (45.00%) also faced problems with police personnel in some or the other way such as being interrogated, chased away, humiliated, advised against begging, punished physically while on street.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemRestricted
    Analysis of problems, abuse and neglect experienced by elderly in Ludhiana city
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2016) Sachan, Shweta; Sukhminder Kaur
    The present study entitled “Analysis of problems, abuse and neglect experienced by elderly in Ludhiana city” was undertaken to identify the problems, abuse and neglect experienced by the elderly in different socio-economic status families in Ludhiana city of Punjab state. The prevalence of depression and adjustment problems among elderly was also investigated. The sample comprised of 300 respondents in the age range of 65 to 85 years drawn equally (100 each) from three different socio-economic groups i.e. low, middle and high. A self-structured Personal Information Sheet was used to record information about the socio-personal characteristics of the respondents. Socio-economic Status Scale developed by Meenakshi, PGI Health Questionnaire N-1 developed by Verma et al, a Self-structured Interview Schedule relating to Abuse and Neglect, Geriatric Depression Scale developed by Yesavage et al and Social Adjustment Scale for the Aged developed by Sisodia and Khandelwal were used to assess socio-economic status of the elderly, problems, abuse and neglect experienced by them, prevalence of depression and pattern of social adjustment among the elderly. Results revealed significant differences in the physical and psychological problems experienced by elderly belonging to different socio-economic strata. Female elderly were found to be experiencing more physical problems, whereas, psychological problems were more prevalent among male elderly. Age wise also there were significant differences in the physical problems and psychological problems experienced by the elderly. Older elderly experienced more physical and psychological problems than younger elderly. Elderly belonging to low socio-economic strata experienced more physical and psychological abuse and neglect as compared to elderly from middle and high socio-economic strata, whereas, higher percentage of respondents from middle socio-economic strata experienced financial abuse. Older female elderly experienced more abuse and neglect compared to the male younger group (65-75 years). Older females belonging to low socio-economic strata experienced moderate and severe forms of abuse. Prevalence of depression was found to be higher among older female elderly belonging to low socio-economic strata. Most of the elderly were found to be having moderate and high level of adjustment. However, there were significant differences between abused and non-abused elderly on depression and social adjustment and its areas; family adjustment, spouse adjustment, interpersonal relations, health and finance adjustment.