Experiences of families in poverty in the south of Mérida, Yucatán. Exploring possibilities of social work in the neoliberal context

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/azarbe.488901
Keywords: Poberty, Family, Social Work, Experiences, Analysis, Speech

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  • National Council for Science and Technology

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to analyze poverty from the experiences of two families from the Emiliano Zapata Sur II neighborhood of Mérida Yucatán, in order to contribute to the work of Social Work from a humanistic perspective. The analysis maintained a qualitative approach that was placed within an interpretive paradigm and was supported by a phenomenological method. Semi-structured interviews and participant observation were used to obtain the primary data for two years. Among the main results are that the heads of the family are those who alleviate poverty through their income and leadership. Likewise, there is a stigma on the colony that classifies it as “poor” that influences its condition. Similarly, despite the fact that the family is a system, each member experiences poverty in a particular way, requiring more or less resources and satisfiers. It is recommended for future research to take into consideration the “way of thinking and living” of the family and of each member, one of the greatest challenges that Social Work faces from all its fields of diagnosis and intervention, given the high population and the limitation of their resources as a professional inside and outside the institutions.

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17-11-2021
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Montejo Murillo, S. (2021). Experiences of families in poverty in the south of Mérida, Yucatán. Exploring possibilities of social work in the neoliberal context. AZARBE, International Journal of Social Work and Welfare, (10), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.6018/azarbe.488901
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