Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 57 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro jan./mar. 2014
Abstract
Reflections on homelessness tend to reproduce the absences identified by the gift paradigm in Western societies modern thought. The state and the market are repeatedly perceived as the only spheres of social regulation and they are interpreted as the loci from which derive the structural causes and possible solutions for homelessness. This does not allow a complete understanding of the question or a consistent reflection on ways of minimizing the injustices of living on the streets. Thinking homelessness through the gift paradigm is relevant to the extent that it enables us to identify the usual invisibility of unofficial interpersonal relations that characterize life on the streets, allowing these interactions to be revalued in the discussion on homelessness.
Keywords: gift, homelessness, social ties
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582014000100006
Beyond the State and Market: The Role of the Gift in Homelessness
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