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O presente estudo pretende contribuir para a compreensão das trajectórias de exclusão social de mulheres sem-abrigo. Atendendo à dificuldade de acesso a esta população, e à decorrente escassez de estudos sobre a experiência das mulheres sem-abrigo, optou-se por levar a cabo um estudo de caso único, que nos permitisse a exploração aprofundada das significações associadas a uma experiência da condição de sem-abrigo no feminino. Os principais resultados deste estudo referem-se à existência de factores heterogéneos que podem conduzir uma pessoa a viver na rua, ao facto de o contexto de rua poder ter significados positivos e no que respeita à vivência feminina e masculina, os resultados apontam para factores semelhantes mas com significações divergentes.
The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of the social exclusion trajectories of homeless women. Given the difficult access to this population and the lack of studies on that matter, we decided to study a single case, which allows an in-depth exploration of the meanings related to an experience of homeless women’s condition. The main results of this study demonstrated that the existence of heterogeneous factors could lead a person living in the street. The street’s context may have positive meanings and, with regard to the women and men experiences, the results points to similar factors but with different meanings.
The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of the social exclusion trajectories of homeless women. Given the difficult access to this population and the lack of studies on that matter, we decided to study a single case, which allows an in-depth exploration of the meanings related to an experience of homeless women’s condition. The main results of this study demonstrated that the existence of heterogeneous factors could lead a person living in the street. The street’s context may have positive meanings and, with regard to the women and men experiences, the results points to similar factors but with different meanings.