Quality of Life Study on Slum Dwellers (With Special Reference to Sri Lanka)

Abstract

This report examines the major characteristics of urban slum dwellers. In case of social transmittance, some anti-social phenomena have been occurred. Especially in this modern world, there are different kinds of social phenomenon. Poverty, suicide, prostitution, alcoholism, malnutrition, child deviancy, child abuse are most affected social problems which the present society have to face in these decades. According to several studies, poverty is the main and center problem among them. Because of this center problem, many other related problems have arisen. These social effects directed to create many social issues such as unemployment and under employment, malnutrition, illness, low income dwellers as slum and shanties, prostitution, abortions, criminals, and other social and health related problems etc. On the other hand these social experiences help to derive new social problems. Therefore, this study focuses to explore urban slum residences. It researched slum resident’s life style through quality of life social indicators in this study. As consequences, it makes a platform to discuss and make arrangements to uplift their quality of life.