FAMÍLIAS E REDES DE ASSISTÊNCIA EM PELOTAS/ RS: REFLEXÕES A PARTIR DE UM ESTUDO SOBRE AS RELAÇÕES DE RECIPROCIDADE EM VILAS DE GRUPOS POPULARES

Abstract

Having as a starting point the ethnocentric perspective, this study is aimed toconcerns related with the dynamics of life of the working class groups, from the relations ofreciprocity established between the families and the social assistance networks organized intwo suburbs of the city of Pelotas / RS. It will be presented the logic included in theserelations of reciprocities where the triple obligation of giving, receiving and returning ispresented as a strategy in order to analyze the inclusions in the social assistance programs.The ethnographic method was adopted with the objective of orienteering the interpretationof the field of study, and has contributed in the sense of mapping the assistance networkactions organized in the scope investigated, and present the point of view of the families,professionals and volunteers. This study has used two sets of data: quantitative, obtainedfrom domiciliary registers of all the beneficiaries of the Bolsa Familia program, and qualitativewhich was conducted in two suburbs of the city of Pelotas, Loteamento Dunas and VilaPestano.