Collectives of Care in the Relations Surrounding People With 'Head Troubles

Family, Community and Gender in a Working-Class Neighbourhood of Southern Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID4016789
AuthorsC Fonseca (0000-0002-7761-6095, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Helena Fietz (0000-0002-6568-4760, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2018
Volume8
Issue1
Pages223-243
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia & Antropologia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2236-7527 • E-ISSN: 2238-3875
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2238-38752017v818
OpenAlexW2802900079
SCIELO_PIDS2238-38752018000100223
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited12

In this article, we reflect on the care practices and relationships that contribute to the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities, living in a poor neighbourhood of Porto Alegre (Brazil), in a context of incipient public policies for this population. Through the ethnographic description of the experience of three women from who are responsible for adult relatives with what they call 'head troubles', we aim to illustrate the gender, generation, class and ethnicity peculiarities of their trajectories. We consider that taking stock of the various dynamics at play in situations of care, as well as the interaction of the family, neighbourhood, and public resources available to deal with such challenges, is a fundamental step for forging efficient policies adjusted to the complexities of the contemporary context

Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Working class · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Identity, and Health

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