TY - BOOK AU - Lieten,G.K. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Victims of Obtrusive Violence: Children and Adolescents in Kenya T2 - SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research, SN - 9783319228075 AV - HV701-HV1420.52 U1 - 362.7 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - social sciences KW - Educational sociology KW - anthropology KW - Education and sociology KW - Sociology, Educational KW - Childhood KW - Adolescence KW - Social groups KW - Well-being KW - Children KW - Social Sciences KW - Child Well-being KW - Childhood, Adolescence and Society KW - Anthropology KW - Sociology of Education N1 - Introduction -- Children in Kenya -- Peer-based research -- The impact of poverty -- Safety and Well-being of Children -- Violence against children at home -- Violence against children in the public space -- Violence against children in the public space -- (Non-) Support seeking -- Conclusions and recommendations N2 - This volume describes how children’s experience with violence may affect and endanger their education, as well as their physical safety and their general well-being. It includes all forms of physical , psychological and sexual abuse, and neglect against children at home, at school, and in public spaces in two different areas of Kenya (rural and urban), while taking into account its environmental and cultural factors. This volume is unique, not only because of its focus on a less researched yet highly acute social problem but also because it provides inside knowledge by giving the children a voice through their direct participation in the data collection UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22807-5 ER -