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Sociologies of India's missing children
Author(s) -
Bhattacharyya Rituparna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/aswp.12116
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , phenomenon , intervention (counseling) , space (punctuation) , missing data , order (exchange) , precarity , sociology , narrative , gender studies , psychology , computer science , epistemology , computer security , economics , linguistics , philosophy , finance , machine learning , psychiatry , operating system
The sociologies of India's missing children merit spatial and contextual examination. The sociological space into which a child goes missing is highly under‐researched in India. Building on overarching narratives emerging from secondary sources and existing literature on Indian children's vulnerability and precarity, the article aims to evaluate the landscape of missing children. The analyses suggest that a number of interconnected sociologies contribute to the phenomenon of missing children – these children are mainly from the poorer backgrounds, who are kidnapped, trafficked, or lured largely for social, commercial, and sexual exploitation. This research was conducted to gain a deeper understanding into the problem of missing children in order to address the gaps that require intervention.