Analisis Kehidupan Sosial Ekonomi Pengemis Di Perempatan Jalan Di Medan

Abstract

The income of the beggar bigger than the income of the low or small workers and the workers of informal economy sector, for example, “abang becak”. They can get more than 20.000 rupiahs every day for take home. They have orientation for education in lowest. They have opinion, that the education and life skill are not so important for their life. They want to maintain their job as the beggar, because they think it is a good profession, especially in economy crisis. To maintain the profession as the beggar determines their life in the good condition any time. They use their physical defect to get the people’s pity.