Análise antropológica da socialização das crianças no contexto social das famílias no trajeto do lixo no Aurá

Abstract

This study looks from an anthropological perspective at the socialization of children working the waste dumps of Aurá. The social meaning and representation of waste is used to establish how families seek to socialize their children. Empirical data is used to examine how families pushed by extreme poverty migrate to the urban centers of Pará and how they come to be involved in the waste dumps. The study examines the social networks, perceptions and values which allow families to put their children in situations of juvenile labour and violence (or the reproduction of the social group and its survival).