La ciudad desde el punto de vista de los niños: desigualdades sociales en la representación y el uso de los espacios públicos urbanos
Resumen
Este artículo se ha elaborado en el marco del proyecto de investigación CRiCity: "Los niños y su derecho a la ciudad: Abordando la desigualdad urbana a través del diseño participativo de ciudades amigas de la infancia" desarrollado en Lisboa y Oporto y financiado por la Fundación Portuguesa para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FCT) a través de fondos nacionales (PTDC/SOC-SOC/30415/2017). Aquí nos centramos en dos estudios de caso desarrollados en Oporto. Nuestro objetivo es presentar algunas de las conclusiones de los grupos focales y de las actividades de dibujo desarrolladas con niños en dos instituciones. Durante esta investigación, se evidenció que los niños de clases medias y altas están más sometidos a procesos de institucionalización, domesticación e hiperprotección que los de clases sociales populares. Asimismo, concluimos que los fenómenos de insularización y especialización contribuyen para el agravamiento de las restricciones en los espacios públicos al producir formas de segregación socioespacial que dependen no sólo de la edad, sino también de la clase y el estatus social.
Palabras clave
Niños, Ciudad, Desigualdades, Clases SocialesCitas
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