Conflicts, solidarities and looks about homelessness. City of Buenos Aires, 2012

Usually, the experience of living in the streets is associated with homeless people but other groups inherently related are forgotten such as police, gangs, neighbors and etcetera. The aim of this paper is to characterize the relationships that exist between the different groups who are involved, di...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martín Boy
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Colegio de México 2014-01-01
Series:Estudios Sociológicos
Subjects:
Online Access:http://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/29
Description
Summary:Usually, the experience of living in the streets is associated with homeless people but other groups inherently related are forgotten such as police, gangs, neighbors and etcetera. The aim of this paper is to characterize the relationships that exist between the different groups who are involved, directly or indirectly, in the dynamics of homelessness. Adults who live in the streets (ALS) were interviewed during the field work that finished with the writing of the phd thesis. In the network of relationships that is woven around homelessness is important to talk about the presence of the Big Other (the rest of society that does not sleep on the streets) and how the adults who live in the streets build closeness and intimacy while keeping distances with Big Other; sympathies and conflicts.
ISSN:0185-4186