The public policies of social inclusion in a poor peripheral neighborhood of a middle city of Bahia: a study of the social representations of space and time

Abstract

This paper aims to verify what has remained in the memory of the residents and the social representations built over time, analyzing the public policies existing in the urban space of the Neighborhood Nossa Senhora Aparecida (NSA). For this, exploratory and descriptive procedures were used, based on the descriptive and interpretative approaches. Initially bibliographical and documentary research was done. Subsequently, a survey was carried out. At the end of the investigation, the collected data showed that almost all households in this neighborhood have electric power and water supply, but in general, the physical infrastructure of the neighborhood is still precarious, characterized by housing built in the modality of self-construction. As active public programs stand out: PETI, BolsaFamilia and Projovem Adolescente e Urbano.