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Article : SOCIO - CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF EDUCATIONAL DETACHMENT IN THE PATTINAPAKKAM COASTAL FISHING COMMUNITY: A REFLEXIVE THEMATIC ANALYSIS
Author Name : M.Monika and Dr. P.C. Naga Subramani
Abstract : The objectives of the research to learn about socio-cultural and economic dynamics that lead to educational detachment in the Pattinapakkam coastal fishing society of Chennai in the group of young adults. The main study population in the research includes young adult, their parents, school teachers, community elders, and workers of the NGO. These groups were chosen since they are directly affected/influenced by the academic performance of youths in the society. There is a lack of financial security as a result of the unpredictable fishing earnings in the area of study. This impacts the studies of the children due to the poor family lifestyle and undermines parental support. The alcohol or drug addiction of the father was causing stress, conflict and inappropriate guidance to many fishermen families. This eventually leads to young adults losing their drive to proceed with schooling. Girls get the added pressure when the families are forced to marry young girls to protect them in the care of the families, which causes them to leave school early. In case of boys, the appeal of fast money in fishing related jobs, peer pressure and easy availability of drugs motivate them to quit education. The increasingly high drug culture also diminishes the desire to learn. In this journal, the Reflexive Thematic Analysis is employed in order to comprehend these patterns using the qualitative methods like focus group discussion and in-depth interview. The statistics reveal that an unstable family, gender socialization and the peer culture based on a fast money drug consumption are all educational disengagement in Pattinapakkam.
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