Problem
Beggars
Other Names:
Begging Nature:
Individuals may gain all or part of their living by begging, whether from door to door or in public places. In some cases attempts to increase such income may be made by deforming or mutilating the body. This may be done deliberately by the beggar or may be done by an adult, possibly the parent, dependent on the begging of children.
Incidence:
Begging occurs frequently, particularly in developing countries, where unemployment and shortage of food are problems. With the rise of homelessness and destitution in industrialized countries, it is increasingly evident there. In Washington, for example, where the number of blacks living below the poverty line has increased by 30% during the 1980s, male beggars are to be encountered on many street corners. In 1990 federal court decided for the first time that panhandling is a free-speech right protected by the First Amendment.
Broader Problems:
Offences against public order Related Problems:
Vagrancy Aggravates:
ProstitutionCompassion fatigueEmotional manipulationMutilation and deformation of the human body Strategies:
Begging References:
Kumarappa, Jagadisan Mohandas: Our Beggar Problems: how to tackle itRibton-Turner, C J: A History of Vagrants and Vagrancy, and Beggars and Begging Subject(s):
Society → DisadvantagedRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST