Summary: | The phenomenon of street children has been identified as a major problem.
They live with a wide range of social issues urban communities, the problem of
poverty is considered to be the main causes of the presence of street children. It
can be found from the geographical background of the child, the social economy
that comes from a poor family. They can afford to live and stay afloat in hard life
in urban areas. The existence of street children become problem faced by all of
the major cities in the world. Street children in Lempuyangan as Subkulture living
and often experience rejection and disliked his presence by the various parties of
the dominant culture. They live in the streets because it knocked out due to being
unable to survive because of poverty and Government policy. Solidarity is an
important factor of their attempt to survive in the city. street children lived in
Lempuyangan is temporary or not permanent, they have norms, values and
behaviour that are different from the general public.
This study used a case study as an object or ' cases ' that attracted attention
to the investigation of strategies for surviving the Lempuyangan street children
who get protection from transsexual through the bonds of solidarity. Dig out the
facts from a variety of sources, analyze data and interpret them to lift the basic
substances are contained behind the case of street children strategies to survive.
They are able to survive on the streets, even though the Group has no access
protection either from the Government or society. In addition to trying to describe
the dynamics of street children solidarity in defending themselves in their
environment.
The bonds of solidarity between street children who live in the vicinity of
Lempuyangan station due to pressure to violence and carried out by the
authorities that often threatens his soul. Street children keep the bond of solidarity
to survive in harsh environments. The difference between the solidarity in the
streets with mechanical solidarity group, Durkheim believed that changes
mechanical solidarity to organic solidarity due to the dynamics of the community
as a result of Division of labor, while the solidarity happening street children did
not change in linear. Mechanical solidarity street children emphasized the
interdependence, based on similarity of beliefs and values, joint activities and
cooperation. Street children maintain solidarity to be able to defend themselves
from any pressure, threats, repression, violence and their inability to live within
the general public. The solidarity Bond Street children can be destroyed through
the application of the law or regulation and supervision carried out by the rulers in
the area.
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