Social Solidarity among Children on the Street: Case of Komunitas Peduli Anak Jalanan BTP, Macassar City

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to get information about the social BTP solidarity among children on the street at Komunitas Peduli Anak Jalanan Btp Macassar city. This qualitative research was held by using observation, document study and in depth interview with eight informants. In terms of data analysis, it used descriptive and interpretative by applying. Narratives analyzes furthermore, this paper is discussing: 1. What are the factors influence the causes of children on the streat at Komunitas Peduli Anak Jalanan BTP, Macassar and 2. How the meaning of social solidarity among children on the street at Komunitas Peduli Anak Jalanan, BTP, Makassar city. The result of this research showed that social solidarity among children on the street was cohesive. This is because the social relation among between children on the street and the leader of their group was running well. In this case the leader of the group always paid attention to the member of the children on the street group including non formal education among children on the street. Besides that the results also showed that group cohesiveness was very though in which there are some factors influence among children on the street such as leadership, norms, value, cooperation, homogenity, and group unity. Most of children on the street think that they are dependent between one and each other so that they always work together to support their live.

Keywords: Children on the street, social solidarity, and Macassar