Desmonte da proteção social: uma análise sobre a responsabilização individualizada da família na garantia de proteção social e cuidados com a pessoa idosa

Abstract

The present Undergraduate Final Paper seeks to understand how the dismantling of social protection in Brazil leads to the individualized responsibility of families in ensuring care for older adults. To this end, the study is divided into three chapters. The first chapter addresses the construction of the concept of family throughout history, starting with a brief contextualization of family organization in order to meet the logic of capital. Subsequently, family models and the organization and transformation of families within the popular classes are presented. Next, the analysis focuses on paid labor and domestic work performed by women, and finally, on the role of women in caring for older adults. The second chapter aims to present the impact of capitalism on cuts in social spending within public policies and on the deepening of the expressions of the social question for the working class. It then discusses the dismantling of Social Security Policies and social protection in Brazil, as well as the social protection network for older adults. The final chapter seeks to relate the discussions presented in the first two chapters with reports of internship experiences at the Unidade de Pronto Atendimento Norte (UPA Norte) and at the Hospital de Pronto Atendimento Dr. Mozart Teixeira (HPS), based on the daily work practices of Social Work within these institutions. The research demonstrated that the centrality of the family in the provision of well-being for its members, over the years and with the development of capital, has become increasingly present in the social reality of the population.