Rossana Crosetto

FAMILIES AND SOCIAL POLICIES
PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN
ARGENTINA
Prof. Rossana Crosetto
Escuela de Trabajo Social- UNC
Argentina
THE STATE AND SOCIAL POLICIES
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ASSISTANCE POLICIES, FRAGMENTED AND DISPERSE.
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FOCUSED ON FAMILIES FROM POOR SECTORS.
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PROMOTE PROTECTION AND INTEGRATION OF FAMILIES IN
SITUATIONS OF VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL RISK (HEALTH,
EDUCATION) ECONOMICAL TRANSFERENCES OF INCOMES UNDER
PUNITIVE CONDITIONING.”LIMIT AND CONTROL, INSTITUTIONAL
AUTHORITY, DISCIPLINE”.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILIES.
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FAMILIES AS OBJECTS OF SOCIAL POLICIES.
FAMILIES WITH OBSTACLES TO CARRY ON DAILY
REPRODUCTION- PROGRAMMES DIRECTED TO SUBJECTS
(CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTE, ELDERLY) OR TO PROOBLEMATIC
SITUATIONS (UNDER NOURISHMENT, SCHOOL DESERTION,
FAMILY VIOLENCE) TO BREAK INTER-GENERATIONAL
TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY.
WOMEN-MOTHERS RESPOSIBLE OF THE CARE, UPBRINGING AND
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.
PERCEPTIONS OF THE SUBJECTS IN RELATION TO THE SERVICES
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IN RELATION TO CHILDHOOD: DOCTRINAL IRREGULAR SITUATION- CHILDHOOD PATRONATE
LAWOBJECTIVE: SOCIAL RE.ADAPTATION AND RE EDUCATION-.
MATERIAL OR MORAL ABANDONMENT OF CHILDREN
“CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY”
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SITUATION OF POVERTY: INDIVIDUAL-FAMILIAR RESPOSIBILITY.
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ASSISTED SUBJECT: CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE. STATE REGULATION.
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STATE INTERVENTION: “COMPLEMENTARY MERIT-O-CRATIC HELP( ACCORDING TO WHOM
DESERVES IT)
NATURALIZATION: PASSIVE SUBJECT- RE ADAPTATION TO PROGRAMMES`GUIDELINESLIVES´TRAJECTORY AND REPRODUCTION STRATEGIES OF SHOR- MEDIUM TERM.
PLANS ANS PROGRAMMES ARE NOT SEEN AS RIGHTS: MERIT-SHAME FEELINGS. PAID WORK IS
CONSIDERED A SOURCE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION ANS SOCIAL DIGNITY.
NEW INSTITUTIONS PROCESSES AND SUBJECTS
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CONVENTIONS ABOUT CHILDRENS´RIGHTS ADAPTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK(1989)
NATIONAL LAW 26.601 INTEGRAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS´RIGHTS.(2005)
PROVINCE LAW 9396 (2007) AND LAW 9944 (2011).
THEY PROPOSE A GROUP OF INTERVENTIONS LINKED TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS´RIGHTS THAT SPECIFICALLY REFER TO THE FAMILY AS SUBJECT OF
PROTECTION
THE STATE AND SOCIAL POLICIES.
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CENTRALIZATION AND UNIFICATION OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES
TO ENCOURAGE PROMOTION POLICIES AS WELL AS FAMILIAR, SOCIAL
AND COMMUNITARY REINFORCEMENT. UNIVERSAL POLICIES, INTEGRAL
POLICY OF RIGHTS AND EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES DIRECTED TO
FAMILIES IN SITUATION OF RIGHTS VULNERATION, LAW SATE
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS´FAMILIES.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILIES
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FAMILIES SUBJECT OF STATE INTERVENTION.
MAIN AXIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL
INTEGRATION, RIGHTS PROTECTION, FULL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL
ITS MEMBERS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION.
SOCIAL PROTECTION INSTITUTION: STRATEGIC RESOURCE OF
GREAT VALUE RESPONSIBLE OF DAILY REPRODUCTION,
GENERATOR OF DEFENSE OF CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS´RIGHTS AS AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC COMPETENCE.
RECOGNITION OF NEW WAYS OF FAMILIAR LIFE(FATHER-MOTHERTUTOR-EXTENSE FAMILY) RESPONSIBLE OF THE CARE, GROWING
UP AND PROGRAMMES HOLDING.
PERCEPTIONS OF THE SUBJECTS IN RELATION TO THE SERVICES
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PRACTICES ADAPTED TO THE INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES AND ACCESS TO PROGRAMS: LIFE
TRAJECTORY AND SHORT-MEDIUM TERM REPRODUCTION IN RELATIOPN TO CHILDHOOD:
INTEGRAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE AND REINFORCE THOSE FAMILIES IN SITUATION OF RIGHTS
VULNERATION (DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION-REBINDING OF FAMILIES)
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SUBJECT, PROTAGONIST IN TAKING SHARED DECISIONS.
RECOGNITION OF THE PERSON, “BEING SOMEONE”” FAMILIAR RESPONSIBILITY AND STATE
REGULATION.
STATE INTERVENTIONS: HELP- GUIDE – COMPANY. HORIZONTAL AND DEMOCRATIC RELATION
OF POWER.
GOING TROUGH: INSTITUTIONAL LOGIC AND PROFESSIONAL INTERVENTIONS IN FAMILIAR
DYNAMIC.
STRATEGIES- NOT AS RIGHTS ASSUMPTIONS- POOR POSSIBILITY OF DEMAND.