Abstract

CUNICO, Sabrina Daiana  and  ARPINI, Dorian Mônica. Family and female single parenthood under the view of women heads of household. Aletheia [online]. 2014, n.43-44, pp.37-49. ISSN 1413-0394.

This study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to family by women heads of households in urban periphery, as well as identifying how mothers understand their place in the family context. This research was composed by ten women, mothers, who constituted a monoparental family, living in urban periphery. Data were collected through of semi-structured interviews and focus groups, both analyzed according to the thematic content analysis. The results pointed to an overload, due to accumulation of functions and certain attachment to the nuclear family model, generating feelings of fragility and dissatisfaction among those interviewed. In that sense, stands out the importance of promoting interventions to deal with these issues that arise after the end of the relationship, especially when it comes from families living in the urban periphery of the cities, condition experienced by a significant number of families of the Brazilian society.

Keywords : Family relations; Family; Single parenthood.

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