A CHILD WAS BORN IN THE GUTTER: NOW WHAT?

Authors

  • Aparecida Magali de Souza Alvarez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.38144

Keywords:

homeless, child, family, secure basis, social expectancy.

Abstract

This text focuses on a case of a young woman who, contradicting what is commonly expected from the population she was part of, that is, the homeless - “savages” (Rabinovich, 1992), gradually changes her Iifestyle with lhe birth of her son. With this case study, lhe author attempts lo bring to light lhe richness of lhe
profile and expectations of some members of this immense group of human beings - gutter dwellers of the city of São Paulo - rescuing them from the anonymity of simple statistics.

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Author Biography

  • Aparecida Magali de Souza Alvarez
    Psicóloga Clínica. Pesquisadora do Centro de Estudos do Crescimento e do Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano, Faculdade de Saude Pública/USP

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Rabinovich EP. A casa dos sem-casa Psic. Cienc. e Prof., 12(3/4):16-23, 1992.

Winnicoti DW. Os bebês e suas mães. São PauIo, Ed. Martins Fontes, 1988.

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Published

1994-12-19

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (1994)

Section

Estudo de Caso/Relato de Experiências

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