Street children: jugglers of exclusion

Niños en situación de calle: malabarismos de la exclusión

Crianças em situação de rua: malabares da exclusão

Dall’Igna Ecker, Daniel
Detalles Bibliográficos
2017
street children
behavior
social exclusion
vulnerability
child development
crianças em situação de rua
comportamento
exclusão social
vulnerabilidade
desenvolvimento infantil
niños en situación de calle
comportamiento
exclusión social
vulnerabilidad
desarrollo infantil
Portugués
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1483
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/2998
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:This article discusses the behaviors of street children attending traffic lights in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data collection consisted of 12 simple observations, each lasting 2 hours, aiming to collect information about the behavior of children at traffic lights. For material analysis, the Bardin Content Analysis strategy was used. From the results, the data were contrasted with theories that present analyzes about child development and the social vulnerability. It is noticed that, since intelligence is something that is also built, socially and economically, street children are at a disadvantage. Social vulnerability, coupled with an exclusion that is also affective, produces in children very specific ways of living linked to strategies for survival on the street.