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Family and Favela - The Reproduction of Poverty in Rio de Janeiro (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,920
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Family and Favela - The Reproduction of Poverty in Rio de Janeiro (Hardcover): Julio Pino

Family and Favela - The Reproduction of Poverty in Rio de Janeiro (Hardcover)

Julio Pino

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As a history of family life in the squatter settlements of Rio de Janeiro from the 1940s to the 1960s, this study shatters the myth of household disorganization said to be the norm among the urban poor. Using quantitative evidence, field reports by social workers, newspaper accounts, and the recollections of the squatters themselves, the study dissects household structure, economic activity, living standards, and political participation among the one million "favelados" (squatters) living in Rio by 1960, singling out three favelas for comparative analysis. "Favelados" prized family life, and most succeeded in holding their households together against daunting odds. Shantytowns provided residence close to the workplace, and some were erected literally in the shadow of the construction projects where the squatters worked. Indeed, the location and economic activity of the surrounding neighborhood largely determined the ability of the favela to survive. As squatters became an important part of the city work force, they mobilized to put pressure on the authorities to provide collective services like water and electricity.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 1997
First published: September 1997
Authors: Julio Pino
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30362-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 0-313-30362-2
Barcode: 9780313303623

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