Money, Personal Autonomy, Citizenship. Effects of the Programa Bolsa Família on Its Participants Cover Image

Peníze, osobní autonomie, občanství. Vliv programu Bolsa Família na zúčastněné
Money, Personal Autonomy, Citizenship. Effects of the Programa Bolsa Família on Its Participants

Author(s): Walquíria Leão Rego, Alessandro Pinzani
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Sociologický ústav
Keywords: Bolsa Família; autonomy; money; poverty; citizenship

Summary/Abstract: The paper briefly presents the results of a five-year field research project (2006 to 2011) studying the moral and political transformations amongst extremely poor women participating in the Brazilian Programa Bolsa Família (PBF). Our fundamental hypothesis was that regular monetary income would generate individual growth and an increase in personal autonomy and political inclusion. We analyse the interviews by way of a phenomenology of poverty in Brazil.

  • Issue Year: 15/2014
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 3-15
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Czech