scholarly journals Readequação de territórios da política de assistência social na cidade de Montes Claros-MG

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Angélica De Santana Rocha ◽  
Marcos Esdras Leite
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Assistance Service ◽  
Welfare Workers ◽  
The City

A pesquisa que originou este artigo teve como objetivo analisar a eficácia da divisão territorial da malha urbana de Montes Claros/MG no atendimento ao público demandante considerando as aproximações e distanciamentos dos CRAS em relação a seu público alvo. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa quanti-qualitativa, em que a representação da malha urbana de Montes Claros teve como base o uso de técnicas de geoprocessamento, em que o banco de dados do censo do IBGE do ano de 2010, integrado à base cartográfica da área urbana no software ArcGis 10.1, possibilitou a representação de dados socioeconômicos através de mapas temáticos. A análise de discurso, a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas, junto a assistentes sociais, possibilitou as conclusões necessárias à investigação a que se propunha. Constatou-se, segundo afirmação das/dos assistentes sociais e análises destas afirmações, que o melhor atendimento aos segmentos demandantes dar-se-á através da reconfiguração territorial de Polos extensos que excedem o número limite de famílias de baixa renda, determinado pela Política de Assistência Social para o porte do município, fragmentando-os e implantando-se uma nova unidade de CRAS em cada novo fragmento. Aos Polos contendo população dispersa propôs-se a adoção de equipes volantes de atendimento socioassistencial em atendimento às demandas. Palavras-chave: Geotecnologias. Território. CRAS. Avaliação. Reconfiguração.  Abstract This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the territorial division of the urban area of Montes Claros / MG to meeting the demands that it presents, considering the similarities and differences of CRAS in relation to your target group. The methodology used was quantitative and qualitative research, in which the representation of the urban area of Montes Claros were based on the use of GIS techniques, in the database year 2010 IBGE census, integrated into the base map of the urban area in ArcGIS 10.1 software, enabled the representation of socio-economic data through thematic maps. The discourse analysis, from semi-structured interviews with the welfare worker, enabled this work the necessary conclusions to the investigation as proposed. It was found, according to assertion of welfare workers and analysis of these statements taken by this research that the best service to the segments will be given through the territorial reconfiguration extensive poles that exceed the limited number of low-income families, as determined by the Social assistance Policy for the size of the city, fragmenting them and implanting a new CRAS unit in each new fragment. The Poles containing dispersed population proposed the adoption of mobile teams of social assistance service in meeting the demands. Keywords: Geo. Urban territory. CRAS. Evaluation. Reconfiguration.

scholarly journals Formation of the Institution of Social Contract In Conditions of Digital Economy in Modern Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Vidadi Gafizovich Asadov
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Social Contracts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Low Income Families

The article makes an attempt to analyze a new type of social assistance to low-income citizens, low-income families, as well as citizens in a difficult life situation in order to formulate proposals for its improvement. The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the meeting with senators held on 23 September 2020 pointed out that "One of the key factors in war on poverty is the social contract" (https://ria.ru/20200923/bednost-1577654986.html). The social contract is a very effective type of social assistance, as it is aimed to activating the citizens themselves in increasing their level of material security. As a result of the contract, they get the opportunity to find a permanent income, including by opening their own business or running a personal subsidiary farm, solve their difficult life situation, retraining. Despite the positive dynamics of the increase in the number of signed social contracts, the mechanism of these contracts itself needs to be improved. In particular, the author suggests that social protection institutions move to proactive social work with poor citizens, informing them more fully about the features of the social contract. It is also proposed to transfer the distribution of quotas for the conclusion of a social contract in various areas of the activities carried out within its framework to the subjects of the Russian Federation, to revise the terms of the social contract in the direction of «job search».

scholarly journals The Challenge of Inequality in University Education: Is the District Quota Scheme Addressing Socio-Economic Disparities in Access to University Education in Uganda?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Godfrey Bagonza ◽  
Yuda Taddeo Kaahwa ◽  
Nicholas Itaaga
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Government

Access to university education is one of the fundamental educational questions in contemporary educational debates. This is because university education is seen as having an array of benefits to individuals, their households, and their nations. However, the challenge of inequality in terms of gender, income, location, and socio-economic status has constrained some individuals and households to access quality university education. In 2005 the government of Uganda introduced the District Quota Scheme to address the social inequalities in accessing university education. This study examined how the District Quota Scheme is addressing the rural-urban divide in access to university; how the District Quota Scheme has increased access to university education for children with parents who have low levels of education; and whether the District Quota Scheme is improving access to university education for children from low-income families. Following the social constructivist research paradigm and integrating both quantitative and qualitative research methods, the study found a change in access to university education by students from rural areas, students whose parents have lower levels of education, and those from low-income families as a result of introducing the District Quota Scheme. The study recommends that the government of Uganda and other stakeholders in the higher education sector should address the structural challenges to ensure that mainly the socially disadvantaged students take the biggest advantage of this scheme. 

scholarly journals ADOÇÃO TARDIA EM INSTITUIÇÕES DE ACOLHIMENTO: CONSTRUINDO ANÁLISES A PARTIR DE UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE ESTÁGIO EM CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES

polemica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Cristina de Sousa Gomes ◽  
Lurdes Perez Oberg
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The City

Resumo: A partir de uma experiência de estágio em uma instituição de acolhimento, localizada no município de Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, tem-se como objetivo principal neste artigo problematizar o tema adoção tardia nessas instituições. O artigo é apresentado em três etapas: na primeira, analisa-se brevemente o percurso experimentado na instituição de acolhimento de crianças e de adolescentes no contexto da Proteção Social Especial, no Sistema Único de Assistência Social (SUAS). Na segunda, reflete-se sobre a contribuição da Psicologia Social nas instituições de acolhimento em tais situações. Por fim, realiza-se entrevistas semiestruturadas com três casais acerca da prática da adoção tardia na referida instituição. Pretende-se, ainda, examinar a construção de laços afetivos nos atores sociais que vivenciam a adoção tardia e potencializar as relações que acontecem fora do núcleo familiar. Conclui-se que, esforços ainda terão que ser demandados para transformar a visão de caridade para a noção de direito e de cidadania que o SUAS propõe, que se realize na assistência social, e, em especial, na adoção tardia. Aprende-se, nessa experiência, que a construção dos laços afetivos é algo presente na adoção tardia e destaca-se a relevância desse tema numa sociedade individualista e marcada por preconceitos.Palavras-chave: Instituições de acolhimento. Adoção tardia. Laços afetivos.Abstract: Based on an internship experience in a host institution, located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, we have as main objective in this article to problematize the topic late adoption in these institutions. This article is presented in three stages: in the first one, there is a briefly review of the experience of children and adolescents in the context of Special Social Protection, in the Unified Social Assistance System. The second, reflects on the contribution of Social Psychology in the host institutions in such situations. Finally, semi-structured interviews with three couples about the practice of late adoption at the institution were conducted. The study intends to analyze the construction of affective ties in social actors who experience late adoption. It is concluded that efforts will still have to be demanded to transform the vision of charity to the notion of right and citizenship that SUAS proposes, that is realized in the social assistance, and especially in the late adoption. This experience demonstrates that the building of affective ties is something present in late adoption and emphasizes the relevance of this theme in an individualistic society marked by prejudices.Keywords: Host institutions. Late adoption. Affective ties.

scholarly journals “You run out of hope:” An Exploration of Low-Income Parents’ Experiences with Food Insecurity using Photovoice

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Payge Lindow ◽  
Irene H. Yen ◽  
Mingyu Xiao ◽  
Cindy W. Leung
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Objective: Using an adaption of the Photovoice method, this study explored how food insecurity affected parents’ ability to provide food for their family, their strategies for managing household food insecurity, and the impact of food insecurity on their well-being. Design: Parents submitted photos around their families’ experiences with food insecurity. Afterwards, they completed in-depth, semi-structured interviews about their photos. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed for thematic content using the constant comparative method. Setting: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. Subjects: 17 parents (14 mothers and 3 fathers) were recruited from a broader qualitative study on understanding the experiences of food insecurity in low-income families. Results: Four themes were identified from the parents’ photos and interviews. First, parents described multiple aspects of their food environment that promoted unhealthy eating behaviors. Second, parents shared strategies they employed to acquire food with limited resources. Third, parents expressed feelings of shame, guilt, and distress resulting from their experience of food insecurity. And finally, parents described treating their children to special foods to cultivate a sense of normalcy. Conclusions: Parents highlighted the external contributors and internal struggles of their experiences of food insecurity. Additional research to understand the experiences of the food-insecure families may help to improve nutrition interventions targeting this structurally vulnerable population.

scholarly journals Improvement of the targeted social support of low-income families with children: Vologda Pilot Project

POPULATION ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-121
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Bobkov
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Lump Sum ◽  
Subsistence Minimum ◽  
Regional Budget ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Guaranteed Minimum Income

The article deals with the theoretical, methodical and practical principles of forming a new model of targeted social support of low-income families with children on the basis of guaranteed minimum income. Approbation of the new approaches to targeted social support of low-income families with children was implemented in Vologda oblast. The target representative sample was 70 families. It has been found out that after the targeted social support under the current legislation (lump-sum payments excluded), basic income in these families averaged 35.3 per cent of the differentiated equivalent subsistence minimum, thus being evidence of the inefficient state social assistance. The author has substantiated introducing additional monthly targeted social payments to parents besides the set regular payments (additional family poverty benefit) that will enable families to improve their economic sustainability. He substantiated a number of threshold values of the guaranteed minimum income that would ensure current consumption ranging from the cost food basket up to the size of the differentiated equivalent living standards of families, depending on the financial capacity of the regional budget. The guaranteed minimum income of low-income families with children averaged 54.6 per cent of the regional differentiated equivalent subsistence minimum. There have been developed methodical recommendations for identifying untapped socio-economic potential of families as a source of raising income from employment, as well as criteria for removal of families from the recipients of targeted social assistance in the form of cash benefits. Proposals on correcting the current legislation on the state social support have been formulated.

Domestic Violence and Poverty

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilze Slabbert
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Abused Women ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Income Families

Purpose: Domestic violence poses a major challenge to social workers. Low-income families are significantly more likely to have to contend with domestic violence, as poverty can act as a fuelling factor in this type of conflict. The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of low-income abused women. Method: A qualitative research approach was followed to explore and describe the phenomenon of low-income abused women. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to obtain 20 participants. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews. The data were categorized into four themes. Results: Domestic violence and poverty are issues that some women might experience. Low-income abused women are especially more vulnerable to domestic violence and poverty limits choices and resources. Conclusion: Domestic violence and poverty should be seen in a serious light. Social workers should recognise the complexity and correlation between domestic violence and poverty.

The Biosocial Basis OF Mental Retardation, by Sonia F. Osler and Robert E. Cooke. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1965, 151 pp., $5.50

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 986-986
Author(s):  
Robert B. Kucel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Relationship Of

With the increasing interest in mental retardation more articles, monographs, and books appear on the subject. The Biosocial Basis of Mental Retardation is a collection of seven essays originally delivered at the John Hopkins Hospital. Although pediatricians have turned their attention in mental retardation mostly to the biological components of mental retardation, there is a growing awareness that social and psychological factors also play a significant role. The interrelationship of biological and social factors is virtually an unchartered sea. The several authors who originally presented these essays are attempting to highlight some of the social factors and, where appropriate, to point out how some of the social features relate to biological ones. For example, the well known relationship of the high incidence of prematurity in low socioeconomic group families is a fact most pediatricians know but the implication of this fact as far as prevention is concerned is a large and important concern and as yet poorly understood. With the increasing amount of federal interest in programs for low income families, many pediatricians will want to become better informed about the implications. Some of these points are considered in the chapter by Janet Hardy. For the person concerned with medical remedies for mental retardation, there will be little of interest in this book. On the other hand, for those who are anxious to know more about social and psychological factors as they relate to mental retardation, this is a very useful and fascinating compendium of articles. Particularly intriguing are the articles by Eli Ginzberg who discusses the mentally handicapped in an increasingly technological society.

Participant Perceptions of Character Concepts in a Physical Activity–Based Positive Youth Development Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaina Riciputi ◽  
Meghan H. McDonough ◽  
Sarah Ullrich-French
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Character Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

Physical activity–based positive youth development (PYD) programs often aim to foster character development. This study examined youth perspectives of character development curricula and the impact these activities have on their lives within and beyond the program. This case study examined youth from low-income families in a physical activity–based summer PYD program that integrated one character concept (respect, caring, responsibility, trust) in each of 4 weeks. Participants (N = 24) included a cross section of age, gender, ethnicity, and past program experience. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis and constant comparative methods. Thirteen themes were grouped in four categories: building highquality reciprocal relationships; intrapersonal improvement; moral reasoning and understanding; and rejection, resistance, and compliance. The findings provide participant-centered guidance for understanding youth personal and social development through physical activity in ways that are meaningful to participants, which is particularly needed for youth in low-income communities with limited youth programming.

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