Cortiços e a segregação no espaço urbano: repercussões na atividade profissional dos indivíduos

Abstract

This dissertation examines the working relationships of the population living in precarious housing in Bela Vista. In the district with the largest concentration of tenement houses of Sao Paulo, lies a population segregated from job opportunities that flourish in the region. To grasp the implications of that reality orientation in employment, were used two databases with non-probability samples, one quantitative and another qualitative. Was recourse to triangulation between these two bases to try to find patterns of behavior to present the people who live in tenement-house and how they put together their social relationships and labor activities. The results point to a peculiar situation of segregation, reinforced by social ties to the neighborhood and a significant influence on professional activities and a strong association with low-skilled occupations, an element that determines a remuneration far below the locality potential. Another major factor in the analysis is through employment, the formalization of labor relations strengthens the connection between people and the space, giving more personal and professional satisfaction, other factors that appear closely linked to personal identification with the location. The survey was not sufficient to show that tenement housing determines the professional activity who undergo this situation, but provides information that other factors have very strong influence, those conclusions were the biggest results of all the effort put into work. It is also a material that can enrich the understanding of this reality for all who work to improve the quality of life of those living in tenement housing, whether by the efforts of civil society organizations or by the state itself