The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two approaches to data for the countries of the region provides confirmation that despite the progress made over the past decade, structural poverty is still a feature of Latin American society. In order to c…
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O que há de comum entre as representações dos índios Terena do Mato Grosso do Sul, o espaço sagrado no islã Shi´i, a Irmandade da Boa Morte na Bahia, as festas em louvor a São João Batista, as representações do Brasil Sertanejo, as representações e territorialidades homoeróticas e os naturistas? Responder esta pergunta não é algo simples, mas a resposta está na idéia de que as…
Das Buch bietet eine theoretische und praktische Einführung in einen besonderen Teil der Sozialen und der pädagogischen Arbeit mit Geflüchteten.
The Erotics of History challenges long-standing notions of sexuality as stable and context-free—as something that individuals discover about themselves.
Die Identitätsbildung des heutigen Belgiens ist durch ein komplexes Zusammenspiel von Regionen,
The 2013 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC official measurements for the analysis of income poverty and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on multidimensional approaches. These approaches are exploratory and therefore not comprehensive. They have nevertheless been tackled in this year’s edition of Social Panorama because one thi…
Erinnerung und Identität gelten als zentrale Themen der Kurzgeschichten und Romane von Doeschka Meijsing (1947-2012) - doch deren literarische Inszenierungen wurden bislang kaum untersucht.
To cast new light on social inequality, the 2012 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America is devoted mainly to aspects of caregiving on which systematized information for the region has not been available hitherto: paid employment in care-related activities, household expenditure on care, and the situation and care needs of persons with disabilities. This edition aims, in fact, to generate k…
For Social Panorama of Latin America, the main challenge is to foster a more in-depth examination of social gaps and the mechanisms that reproduce or decrease them. The previous edition of Social Panorama homed in on inequality gaps and their intergenerational reproduction and paid particular attention to the formative years of individuals, their transition to adult life and the role of social …