POVERTY, YOUTH AND POLITICS; A THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF YOUTH IN SLUM AREAS OF SOLAPUR CITY

Journal Title: Social Affairs - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

The present study is an empirical study conducted in selected slum areas of Solapur city in the Maharashtra State of India. The study was conducted to fnd out the relationship between poverty, politics and youth development, and has employed the participatory observation method. The aim of the study was to fnd out the problems and consequences of poverty in slum areas with reference to youth. In this regard, the study had made an attempt to examine the political involvement of youths in slum areasto determine the degree to which politics and politicians influence the dynamics of youth poverty in slums,andalso to suggest possible solutions for the problem of slum youth poverty being manipulated by politicians to serve socially costly ends. Towards this end, three hypotheses were tested using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) which are as follows:1) There is no relationship between poverty and youth development2) Youth and politics are correlated with each other3) Slum youth are misguided by politicians. The fndings of the study reveal that youth from slums are misled by politicians in slum areas and that youth are largely unaware of the results of their deeds and get knowingly or unknowingly involved in socially harmful activities. Further, youth who are poverty stricken are used in the name of religion and caste for propaganda purposes to serve the vested interests of politicians. This research paper will discuss in detail the various dimensions of pauperism amongst slum youth, most of who live on less than a dollar a day.

Authors and Affiliations

Mahesh Chougule

Keywords

Related Articles

Where to Find the Presence oF the Buddha today

The presence or the absence of the Buddha is ambiguous in various contexts. Where to fnd his existence regardless of time is a practically useful inquiry. The Buddhist canonical teachings do not recommend any refuge in...

YOUTH ASPIRATIONS, SOCIAL MOBILITY AND EDUCATIONAL TARGET ACHIEVEMENT IN SRI LANKA

This study attempts to identify how young students set educational targets in major competency levels of their education namely, GCE Ordinary Level (O/L), GCE Advanced Level (A/L), First Degree and Post-Graduate level,...

PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF RAGGING IN SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITIES

Ragging is interpreted as a phenomenon that has arisen in the university mainly as a result of the sexual and romantic deprivations of male students who are away from their usual places of residence or birthplaces. Thi...

CHANGING UNIVERSITY STUDENT POLITICS IN SRI LANKA: FROM NORM ORIENTED TO VALUE ORIENTED STUDENT MOVEMENTS

This paper analyzes the causes of student political activism in Sri Lankan universities by paying attention to the history of student politics starting from the 1960s when the frst traces of such activism can be traced...

PERADENIYA THROUGH TIMES: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Prof. Arjuna Aluwihare, after Trinity College, Kandy obtained his bachelor’s degree in the Natural Sciences and Biochemistry from King’s College, Cambridge, UK in 1960, and MBBChir(Cantab) and MRCS&LRCP at the London H...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP31414
  • DOI -
  • Views 374
  • Downloads 2

How To Cite

Mahesh Chougule (2015). POVERTY, YOUTH AND POLITICS; A THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF YOUTH IN SLUM AREAS OF SOLAPUR CITY. Social Affairs, 1(3), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-31414