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“Aquí (en Sídney) estamos perdidos”: estudio etnográfico de la satisfacción vital de aborígenes urbanos australianos participantes en un programa sociocomunitario

2020; Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús; Volume: 16; Linguagem: Inglês

10.18294/sc.2020.2553

2250-5334

Juan Palomares Cuadros, Jorge Marcos‐Marcos, Alfonso Marquina-Márquez,

Homelessness and Social Issues

This ethnographic study was designed to explore living conditions among a group of aboriginal families residing in an urban context, who participated in a recreational social program. The aim of the study was to explore life satisfaction by analyzing their living conditions and cultural capital inscribed in established attitudes, perceptions, and lay knowledge. Fieldwork was carried out in two complementary phases: phase 1, between May 2008 and December 2010, began when the first listed author initiated volunteer work with the organization responsible for the program; in phase 2, which extended from January 2011 to February 2013, participant observation was intensified and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The results indicate that the process of cultural uprooting underscores the experience of social inequality, and suggest a cohort effect that continues to this day. This process of cultural (in)consonance must be taken into account as a key factor when analyzing the living conditions and well-being of ethnic minorities, as well as when developing programs and interventions.