James Ferreira Moura

Concepções de pobreza: um convite à discussão psicossocial

This article aims to analyze the views of unidimensionality and multidimensionality of poverty in order to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to analysis of the complexity of this phenome1 Endereço para correspondência: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Psicologia, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Sala 122, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil 90035-003. E-mail: jamesferreirajr@ gmail.com, elivia_nucom@yahoo.com.br, vemorais@yahoo.com.br e jorgesarriera@gmail.com Agradece-se a Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) pelo fi nanciamento. Moura Jr., J. F., Cidade, E. C., Ximenes, V. M., Sarriera, J. C. 342 non. Poverty is generally based on monetary unidimensional of the conceptualization and measurement, restricting the analysis to poverty lines. There is, then, the multidimensional paradigm of the Capabilities Approach that extends the concept of poverty. It is built into the centrality of the autonomy and freedom of the individual in the exercise of their capabilities and functionings as elements of defi nition of poverty. However, in its practical perspective, the Capabilities approach is located generally in the identifi cation of specifi c health issues, housing and living standards related to poverty. So, identifi es the need to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to expansion of the critic understanding of this phenomenon and cover subjective, negative and positive aspects with regard to coping strategies developed by the poor. It is proposed to personal well-being, analysis of the sense of community, of discriminatory practices and fatalism of those in poverty. Therefore, it analyses the need and commitment of psychological science in developing knowledge to increase understanding of this phenomenon.MOURA JUNIOR, James Ferreira; CIDADE, Elivia Camurca; XIMENES, Veronica Morais; SARRIERA, Jorge Castella. Concepcoes de pobreza: um convite a discussao psicossocial. Trends in Psychology/Temas em Psicologia, v. 22, n. 2, p. 341-352, dez. 2014.

Práticas de discriminação às pessoas em situação de rua: histórias de vergonha, de humilhação e de violência em Fortaleza, Brasil

Objetiva-se analisar as praticas discriminatorias e suas consequencias experienciadas por pessoas em situacao de rua de Fortaleza-Brasil. A pesquisa e qualitativa, com utilizacao de observacao participante e diarios de campo em situacoes ocorridas nos servicos sociais pesquisados da Prefeitura de Fortaleza. Usam-se tambem Entrevistas Narrativas com quatro pessoas em situacao de rua (tres homens e uma mulher) usuarias desses servicos. E utilizada como analise a tematica narrativa. Identifica-se que as pessoas em situacao de rua sao discriminadas como violentas, criminosas e usuarias de droga, ocorrendo igualmente nos servicos investigados. Entao, os participantes sentem-se agredidos, humilhados e envergonhados, podendo agir violentamente, criativamente e solidariamente como forma de enfrentar essas praticas de opressao. E importante desenvolver acoes transformadoras na sociedade e nos servicos sociais voltados para esse publico.

Children’s Subjective Well-Being in Disadvantaged Situations

This study explores the differences in subjective well-being (SWB) between young adolescents living in disadvantaged situations and the general population of the same age, using data from a large representative sample (N = 5,381) of Spanish first year secondary students (mean age 12.08). Self-administered questionnaires were used at (randomly selected) schools to measure the Domains Satisfaction General Index (DSGI), calculated using the arithmetic mean of 8 indices for life domains. We also calculated different dimensions of poverty (education, satisfaction with home, subjective poverty and material conditions) from a multidimensional perspective using the fuzzy method. All of the analysed dimensions are negative predictors for the DSGI and a MANOVA reveals significant differences between the means of those children who consider themselves poorer and those of children who perceive themselves wealthier than others, for all of the dimensions studied. The discussion on which contextual factors influence subjective well-being and how this varies between sub-groups of children has important implications for policy, research and practice.

Poverty and fatalism: Impacts on the community dynamics and on hope in Brazilian residents

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the consequences of poverty on expressions of fatalism, hope, and sense of community of two Brazilian States: Ceará and Rio Grande do Sul. Seven-hundred and thirty-one people, divided in four groups (extreme poverty, poverty, median income, and adequate income) answered a questionnaire. The variables sense of community and hope were found to be predictors of fatalism. Individuals in situations of poverty and extreme poverty showed high indices of fatalism, pessimism, divinity control, and luck, and low indices of hope and sense of community. Individuals with adequate income have low levels of fatalism, pessimism, and divinity control. It is concluded that poverty has consequences on the life of those who experience it, and that attitudes of pessimism, hopelessness, and belief in luck as well as the weakening of community networks, articulate and support the maintenance of the status quo.

A identidade social estigmatizada de pobre: uma constituição opressora

Poverty is addressed as oppression practice, developing depreciative identitary constitutions of the individual. This article examines the social roles of stigmatized social identity of poor. The research was performed with 4 people in street situation linked to Provisional Shelter of the Municipal Prefecture of Fortaleza. The used instruments were participant observation and narrative interview, having thematic analysis as procedure. It was identified the social roles of conformed, of believer in God as responsible for everything, of martyr, of cause of social malaise and of guilty for their situation. It is conceived that these social roles permeate social relations and identity, weakening and depreciating the potentialities of the poor individual. It is important for practitioners of Psychology to the understanding of these roles to draw up possible interventions focused on confronting of this situation of poverty.

Drugs and Poverty: Interfaces of Oppression in the Capitalist World

The topic of drugs and poverty is part of a discussion that is the reality of Brazil and other countries. These two issues have together had an impact on processes of oppression in people’s lives. This chapter aims to discuss the impact and functions of drug use among populations living in poverty. We discuss some misconceptions that occur when linking the structural responsibilities of the capitalist system only to people who experience the naturalization of poverty, blame for their situation, and criminalization of the use of drugs. Discrimination practices develop as a result of stigmatization of social classes and drug use issues, creating humiliation, feelings of shame, and fatalistic behavior. Actions of denaturalization and decriminalization are presented, using a contextualized view of social problems. An analysis of the implications of such practices in the lives of people who go through contexts of poverty and drug use is also presented.

The process of the Community Psychologist training: Experiences in the Community Psychology nucleus (NUCOM)

ABSTRACT This article presents the Community Psychology training concept created at the Community Psychology Nucleus (NUCOM), Federal University of Ceará (Brazil); mainly composed of university extension processes and their theoretical–methodological bases. Thus, university extension/cooperation emerges as a space to build new knowledge based on a cooperative perspective opposed to traditional anti-dialogical and hegemonic mechanisms. By evidencing the unabridged training of NUCOM’s graduate students, we seek to provide elements that will enable the comprehension of the learning concept present in daily relations constructed in extension activities. We also plan to socialize a way of thinking Community Psychology performance, whose reference is the people, with their needs and potentials, emphasizing them as the true subjects of psychological practice.

Conceptions of poverty: an invitation for a psychosocial discussion

This article aims to analyze the views of unidimensionality and multidimensionality of poverty in order to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to analysis of the complexity of this phenome1 Endereço para correspondência: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Psicologia, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Sala 122, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil 90035-003. E-mail: jamesferreirajr@ gmail.com, elivia_nucom@yahoo.com.br, vemorais@yahoo.com.br e jorgesarriera@gmail.com Agradece-se a Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) pelo fi nanciamento. Moura Jr., J. F., Cidade, E. C., Ximenes, V. M., Sarriera, J. C. 342 non. Poverty is generally based on monetary unidimensional of the conceptualization and measurement, restricting the analysis to poverty lines. There is, then, the multidimensional paradigm of the Capabilities Approach that extends the concept of poverty. It is built into the centrality of the autonomy and freedom of the individual in the exercise of their capabilities and functionings as elements of defi nition of poverty. However, in its practical perspective, the Capabilities approach is located generally in the identifi cation of specifi c health issues, housing and living standards related to poverty. So, identifi es the need to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to expansion of the critic understanding of this phenomenon and cover subjective, negative and positive aspects with regard to coping strategies developed by the poor. It is proposed to personal well-being, analysis of the sense of community, of discriminatory practices and fatalism of those in poverty. Therefore, it analyses the need and commitment of psychological science in developing knowledge to increase understanding of this phenomenon.MOURA JUNIOR, James Ferreira; CIDADE, Elivia Camurca; XIMENES, Veronica Morais; SARRIERA, Jorge Castella. Concepcoes de pobreza: um convite a discussao psicossocial. Trends in Psychology/Temas em Psicologia, v. 22, n. 2, p. 341-352, dez. 2014.

Las concepciones de la pobreza: um invitación a la discusión psicosocia

This article aims to analyze the views of unidimensionality and multidimensionality of poverty in order to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to analysis of the complexity of this phenome1 Endereço para correspondência: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Psicologia, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Sala 122, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil 90035-003. E-mail: jamesferreirajr@ gmail.com, elivia_nucom@yahoo.com.br, vemorais@yahoo.com.br e jorgesarriera@gmail.com Agradece-se a Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) pelo fi nanciamento. Moura Jr., J. F., Cidade, E. C., Ximenes, V. M., Sarriera, J. C. 342 non. Poverty is generally based on monetary unidimensional of the conceptualization and measurement, restricting the analysis to poverty lines. There is, then, the multidimensional paradigm of the Capabilities Approach that extends the concept of poverty. It is built into the centrality of the autonomy and freedom of the individual in the exercise of their capabilities and functionings as elements of defi nition of poverty. However, in its practical perspective, the Capabilities approach is located generally in the identifi cation of specifi c health issues, housing and living standards related to poverty. So, identifi es the need to incorporate psychosocial dimensions that contribute to expansion of the critic understanding of this phenomenon and cover subjective, negative and positive aspects with regard to coping strategies developed by the poor. It is proposed to personal well-being, analysis of the sense of community, of discriminatory practices and fatalism of those in poverty. Therefore, it analyses the need and commitment of psychological science in developing knowledge to increase understanding of this phenomenon.MOURA JUNIOR, James Ferreira; CIDADE, Elivia Camurca; XIMENES, Veronica Morais; SARRIERA, Jorge Castella. Concepcoes de pobreza: um convite a discussao psicossocial. Trends in Psychology/Temas em Psicologia, v. 22, n. 2, p. 341-352, dez. 2014.