Perceptions of well-being in the favelas of Maré: An analysis of inequalities and stratification of subjectivities

The article deals with the distribution of subjective well-being (SWB) in Brazilian favelas, highlighted as one among many dimensions of the inequalities of social conditions and stratification modalities that persist in the country. The study has used data from a recent household survey, applied to...

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Autores: Ribeiro, Eduardo, Borges, Doriam
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositório:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/41764
Acesso em linha:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/civitas/article/view/41764
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Inequalities
Subjective well-being
Mansa
Brazilian Favelas
Mare’s favelas
Desigualdades
Bienestar subjetivo
Favelas
Favelas en Maré
Bem-estar subjetivo
Conjunto de favelas da Maré
Descrição
Resumo:The article deals with the distribution of subjective well-being (SWB) in Brazilian favelas, highlighted as one among many dimensions of the inequalities of social conditions and stratification modalities that persist in the country. The study has used data from a recent household survey, applied to a representative sample of the adult population residing in one of 16 favelas in Maré, a peripheral region of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Subjective well-being was measured from questions about people’s satisfaction in relation to different domains of daily life, collected according to a protocol called Mansa (Manchester short assessment of quality of life). We have described patterns of inequality and differences in levels of subjective well-being according to characteristics of the Mare’s population. Gender and income, health conditions, affective relationships, exposure to armed violence, and fear of violence were some of the relevant factors associated with these patterns.