Street Children, (Study Symbolic Interaction and Regulation has been Set up by the Indonesian Government)

Abstract

The purpose of this  study as follows: 1. Discusses research on street children, 2. Discusses Indonesian government policy once regional government policy on street children, 3). Discusses self-concept of street children. 4. Discusses street children linked with the theory of symbolic interactionism. The results of this study  are: First: The Indonesian government policy on children and street children are: Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, Article 34 1945, explanation for the Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 10 of 2012, Act of of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4 of 1977; Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2002. Second: Self-concept of street children is two, good self-concept and self-concept is not good. Third: In the study of the theory of symbolic interksionisme. Their activities will always sustained, because the activity is born from meaning that they understand. While the meaning born of community interaction. So also with symbols, symbols such pleading face and ragged clothes make compassion for the people, so that people give money to street children.

Keywords: Street children, government policy, symbolic interactionism theory, the concept of self.