This study investigated the relatic~mship between social support networks and their effects on sexual behavior during adolescence. The PSS-Fr and the PSS-Fa (Prociando & Heller, 1983) were used to establish the participants' overall perception of their social support networks from their friends and from their family. The Healthy Oakland Teen Survey (Ekstrand et al., 1996) was used to measure the perceived prevalence of risk behaviors among friends of the adolescents, attitudes regarding sexually active students, sexual behavior, and social networks. The predicted result of the experiment was that the strength of an adolescent's social support network would be a predictor for teenage pregnancy. A relationship was found between family support and the number of sexual partners.

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo abordar as experiências de haitianas e haitianos residentes na cidade de Porto Alegre. Com o propósito inicial de dar visibilidade para os novos fluxos migratórios que chegam ao Brasil, foi realizada uma etnografia na Vila Esperança Cordeiro e seu entorno, na Zona Norte da cidade, entre os anos de 2014 e 2016. Neste trabalho, a migração é problematizada como uma forma de resistência, em que o ato de migrar pode ser compreendido como uma ação adotada em face das vivências no país de origem e estando relacionada à luta por direitos humanos tanto na relação mantida com o Haiti como na inserção no Brasil. Abordo como a noção de resistência permeia a esfera local, nacional e global, sendo inicialmente pensada a partir da sua presença na história haitiana e na relação com a diáspora haitiana. Destaco que as noções de agência e de resistência são elementos que perpassam todo o campo etnográfico. A ideia de resistência é problematizada a partir das contribuições de Scott, que destaca as estratégias de resistência cotidianas. Inspirada pela antropologia da experiência, principalmente a partir de Das e de Fassin, abordo a importância de dialogar com os interlocutores ressaltando suas vozes através das histórias de vida, dos testemunhos e narrativas. Neste ponto, a partir das contribuições de Spivak, destaco as especificidades das experiências das mulheres haitianas, compreendendo quais são as dinâmicas de solidariedade existentes nas suas relações que se contrapõem à imposição do silenciamento e invisibilidade da mulher. Acompanhei ao longo da pesquisa etnográfica os espaços que eram percorridos e as relações que iam se formando, a partir das quais pude perceber a formação de diferentes redes de apoio. A noção de rede abordada neste trabalho tem como inspiração as contribuições de Latour sobre o movimento de seguir os atores e suas inovações e de Ingold acerca da compreensão dos fluxos e contra-fluxos. Acompanhando as redes percorridas pelos(as) migrantes em campo foi possível elaborar um “mosaico” destas redes, percebendo que ao longo do trajeto estas redes vão se cruzando e não estão isoladas. É a partir destas questões que esta dissertação busca compreender alguns aspectos vivenciados por haitianas e haitianos em Porto Alegre, destacando, porém, as suas contribuições enquanto uma etnografia que dialoga com uma realidade específica e localizada. Por fim, este trabalho incita a reflexão sobre estratégias voltadas para a inserção e o respeito à dignidade humana das e dos migrantes. / This dissertation aims to approach the experiences of Haitian dwellers in Porto Alegre city. With the initial purpose of standing out the new migratory flows that have achieved Brazil, there was performed an ethnography work at Vila Esperança Cordeiro and its surroundings in the north zone of Porto Alegre between 2014 and 2016. In this work, migration is problematized as a way of resistance, in which the act of migrating can be understand as a chosen action regarding to the individuals’ experiences in the mother country. The resistance is related to the fight for human rights as much in the relationship kept with Haiti, as in the insertion in Brazil. I seek the approaching of how the resistance notion permeates the local, national and global spheres, initially being conceived from its presence in Haitian history and in the relation with the Haitian diaspora. I highlight that the ideas of agency and resistance are elements that pervade the whole ethnographic work. The conception of resistance is problematized regarding to the contributions of Scott about everyday resistance strategies. Inspired by the anthropology of experience, specially by Das and Fassin, I approach the importance of dialoguing with the interlocutors while stressing their voices through their life stories, their testimonies and narratives. At this point, and from the contributions of Spivak, I emphasize the specificities of Haitian women experiences, realizing which are the existent dynamics of solidarity among their relationships that stands as opposition against the pressures to make them mute and invisible. During the ethnographic research, I observed the spaces in which the individuals went through, as well as the relationships they stablished. According to that observations, I could realize the shaping of distinct social support networks. The conception of network approached in this work has as inspiration the contributions of Latour about the movement of following the actors and their innovations. Besides of Latour, the contributions of Ingold about the comprehension of flows are also considered. Following the networks roamed by the migrants in field, it was possible to build a “mosaic” of that networks and perceive that, along the paths, they intersect each other and are not isolated. It is based in all the issues exposed that this dissertation aims to understand some aspects experienced by Haitian individuals in Porto Alegre. I highlight the contributions of this research as an ethnography that dialogues with a specific and localized reality. Lastly, this dissertation encourages the reflection about strategies directed to the insertion and respect regarding to the human dignity and to migrants.

Binge drinking as one of the alcohol consumption patterns, affects the quality of life of the drinker, significant others and the society in general. It contributes to negative social, economic and health effects on social support networks. This sub-study of the five year trans-disciplinary Alcohol study analysed the existing quantitative data of the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. The broad aim of the Alcohol study is to gain a better understanding of the alcohol consumption patterns and the causes and consequences of binge drinking amongst South African. The overarching aim of this sub-study was to identify the socioeconomic effects of binge drinking on support networks with a view to contributing to a development of a relevant, integrated and coherent strategy to address alcohol abuse and misuse in the selected areas of the study. The study adopted a mixed methods approach by combining the qualitative and quantitative paradigms to understand the phenomenon of binge drinking and its effects on support networks more adequately. A literature study was undertaken to firstly understand the broader context of the social aspects of alcohol abuse in South Africa, and secondly, to understand social support, social support networks and social network analysis in relation to binge drinking from a conceptual and theoretical framework. Unpacking of the concepts social support, social support networks and social network analysis provided a base to argue that social support networks are affected by binge drinking because the drinker and networks such as family and service providers are interrelated and interdependent. Relevant theoretical frameworks that support this view that person and environment are related and cannot be separated because one affects the other as well, were used to substantiate the argument. Binge drinking was further cross tabulated with other relevant variables to further understand the alcohol consumption patterns. The profile of social problems from the PURE data provided a picture of the challenges in the demarcated areas. As such poverty, low educational level and income were used as markers of socio-economic position. Having identified binge drinking as one pattern of alcohol consumption used in the communities, the study further identified the socio-economic effects experienced by support networks through semi-structured interviews with a schedule and focus groups. The family members and service providers as key informants were identified as support networks. The identified family support network representatives were children, spouse, parents and a sibling and they explained their experiences with a binge drinker. Specific themes of social support were used to describe their experiences of support. These themes are: types of support provided; recipient perception, reciprocal support and behaviour of the provider. The results indicated that support networks are negatively affected by binge drinking because social support is not provided as expected. Performance of roles is compromised and binge drinkers socially constructed views of being justified to abuse of alcohol in that they themselves were exposed to the same situation as children, thus the children are expected to accept their drinking and the socio-economic situation. The community support networks were interviewed to obtain information on the alcohol abuse and socio-economic conditions in the selected communities and to identify the intervention strategies employed to combat the alcohol abuse problems. Suggestions to enhance intervention strategies are proposed focusing on assessment of risk and risk environment, targeted interventions, multi-level synergistic intervention and multi-disciplinary roles and partnerships. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Social Work))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Binge drinking as one of the alcohol consumption patterns, affects the quality of life of the drinker, significant others and the society in general. It contributes to negative social, economic and health effects on social support networks. This sub-study of the five year trans-disciplinary Alcohol study analysed the existing quantitative data of the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. The broad aim of the Alcohol study is to gain a better understanding of the alcohol consumption patterns and the causes and consequences of binge drinking amongst South African. The overarching aim of this sub-study was to identify the socioeconomic effects of binge drinking on support networks with a view to contributing to a development of a relevant, integrated and coherent strategy to address alcohol abuse and misuse in the selected areas of the study. The study adopted a mixed methods approach by combining the qualitative and quantitative paradigms to understand the phenomenon of binge drinking and its effects on support networks more adequately. A literature study was undertaken to firstly understand the broader context of the social aspects of alcohol abuse in South Africa, and secondly, to understand social support, social support networks and social network analysis in relation to binge drinking from a conceptual and theoretical framework. Unpacking of the concepts social support, social support networks and social network analysis provided a base to argue that social support networks are affected by binge drinking because the drinker and networks such as family and service providers are interrelated and interdependent. Relevant theoretical frameworks that support this view that person and environment are related and cannot be separated because one affects the other as well, were used to substantiate the argument. Binge drinking was further cross tabulated with other relevant variables to further understand the alcohol consumption patterns. The profile of social problems from the PURE data provided a picture of the challenges in the demarcated areas. As such poverty, low educational level and income were used as markers of socio-economic position. Having identified binge drinking as one pattern of alcohol consumption used in the communities, the study further identified the socio-economic effects experienced by support networks through semi-structured interviews with a schedule and focus groups. The family members and service providers as key informants were identified as support networks. The identified family support network representatives were children, spouse, parents and a sibling and they explained their experiences with a binge drinker. Specific themes of social support were used to describe their experiences of support. These themes are: types of support provided; recipient perception, reciprocal support and behaviour of the provider. The results indicated that support networks are negatively affected by binge drinking because social support is not provided as expected. Performance of roles is compromised and binge drinkers socially constructed views of being justified to abuse of alcohol in that they themselves were exposed to the same situation as children, thus the children are expected to accept their drinking and the socio-economic situation. The community support networks were interviewed to obtain information on the alcohol abuse and socio-economic conditions in the selected communities and to identify the intervention strategies employed to combat the alcohol abuse problems. Suggestions to enhance intervention strategies are proposed focusing on assessment of risk and risk environment, targeted interventions, multi-level synergistic intervention and multi-disciplinary roles and partnerships. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Social Work))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo abordar as experiências de haitianas e haitianos residentes na cidade de Porto Alegre. Com o propósito inicial de dar visibilidade para os novos fluxos migratórios que chegam ao Brasil, foi realizada uma etnografia na Vila Esperança Cordeiro e seu entorno, na Zona Norte da cidade, entre os anos de 2014 e 2016. Neste trabalho, a migração é problematizada como uma forma de resistência, em que o ato de migrar pode ser compreendido como uma ação adotada em face das vivências no país de origem e estando relacionada à luta por direitos humanos tanto na relação mantida com o Haiti como na inserção no Brasil. Abordo como a noção de resistência permeia a esfera local, nacional e global, sendo inicialmente pensada a partir da sua presença na história haitiana e na relação com a diáspora haitiana. Destaco que as noções de agência e de resistência são elementos que perpassam todo o campo etnográfico. A ideia de resistência é problematizada a partir das contribuições de Scott, que destaca as estratégias de resistência cotidianas. Inspirada pela antropologia da experiência, principalmente a partir de Das e de Fassin, abordo a importância de dialogar com os interlocutores ressaltando suas vozes através das histórias de vida, dos testemunhos e narrativas. Neste ponto, a partir das contribuições de Spivak, destaco as especificidades das experiências das mulheres haitianas, compreendendo quais são as dinâmicas de solidariedade existentes nas suas relações que se contrapõem à imposição do silenciamento e invisibilidade da mulher. Acompanhei ao longo da pesquisa etnográfica os espaços que eram percorridos e as relações que iam se formando, a partir das quais pude perceber a formação de diferentes redes de apoio. A noção de rede abordada neste trabalho tem como inspiração as contribuições de Latour sobre o movimento de seguir os atores e suas inovações e de Ingold acerca da compreensão dos fluxos e contra-fluxos. Acompanhando as redes percorridas pelos(as) migrantes em campo foi possível elaborar um “mosaico” destas redes, percebendo que ao longo do trajeto estas redes vão se cruzando e não estão isoladas. É a partir destas questões que esta dissertação busca compreender alguns aspectos vivenciados por haitianas e haitianos em Porto Alegre, destacando, porém, as suas contribuições enquanto uma etnografia que dialoga com uma realidade específica e localizada. Por fim, este trabalho incita a reflexão sobre estratégias voltadas para a inserção e o respeito à dignidade humana das e dos migrantes. / This dissertation aims to approach the experiences of Haitian dwellers in Porto Alegre city. With the initial purpose of standing out the new migratory flows that have achieved Brazil, there was performed an ethnography work at Vila Esperança Cordeiro and its surroundings in the north zone of Porto Alegre between 2014 and 2016. In this work, migration is problematized as a way of resistance, in which the act of migrating can be understand as a chosen action regarding to the individuals’ experiences in the mother country. The resistance is related to the fight for human rights as much in the relationship kept with Haiti, as in the insertion in Brazil. I seek the approaching of how the resistance notion permeates the local, national and global spheres, initially being conceived from its presence in Haitian history and in the relation with the Haitian diaspora. I highlight that the ideas of agency and resistance are elements that pervade the whole ethnographic work. The conception of resistance is problematized regarding to the contributions of Scott about everyday resistance strategies. Inspired by the anthropology of experience, specially by Das and Fassin, I approach the importance of dialoguing with the interlocutors while stressing their voices through their life stories, their testimonies and narratives. At this point, and from the contributions of Spivak, I emphasize the specificities of Haitian women experiences, realizing which are the existent dynamics of solidarity among their relationships that stands as opposition against the pressures to make them mute and invisible. During the ethnographic research, I observed the spaces in which the individuals went through, as well as the relationships they stablished. According to that observations, I could realize the shaping of distinct social support networks. The conception of network approached in this work has as inspiration the contributions of Latour about the movement of following the actors and their innovations. Besides of Latour, the contributions of Ingold about the comprehension of flows are also considered. Following the networks roamed by the migrants in field, it was possible to build a “mosaic” of that networks and perceive that, along the paths, they intersect each other and are not isolated. It is based in all the issues exposed that this dissertation aims to understand some aspects experienced by Haitian individuals in Porto Alegre. I highlight the contributions of this research as an ethnography that dialogues with a specific and localized reality. Lastly, this dissertation encourages the reflection about strategies directed to the insertion and respect regarding to the human dignity and to migrants.

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo abordar as experiências de haitianas e haitianos residentes na cidade de Porto Alegre. Com o propósito inicial de dar visibilidade para os novos fluxos migratórios que chegam ao Brasil, foi realizada uma etnografia na Vila Esperança Cordeiro e seu entorno, na Zona Norte da cidade, entre os anos de 2014 e 2016. Neste trabalho, a migração é problematizada como uma forma de resistência, em que o ato de migrar pode ser compreendido como uma ação adotada em face das vivências no país de origem e estando relacionada à luta por direitos humanos tanto na relação mantida com o Haiti como na inserção no Brasil. Abordo como a noção de resistência permeia a esfera local, nacional e global, sendo inicialmente pensada a partir da sua presença na história haitiana e na relação com a diáspora haitiana. Destaco que as noções de agência e de resistência são elementos que perpassam todo o campo etnográfico. A ideia de resistência é problematizada a partir das contribuições de Scott, que destaca as estratégias de resistência cotidianas. Inspirada pela antropologia da experiência, principalmente a partir de Das e de Fassin, abordo a importância de dialogar com os interlocutores ressaltando suas vozes através das histórias de vida, dos testemunhos e narrativas. Neste ponto, a partir das contribuições de Spivak, destaco as especificidades das experiências das mulheres haitianas, compreendendo quais são as dinâmicas de solidariedade existentes nas suas relações que se contrapõem à imposição do silenciamento e invisibilidade da mulher. Acompanhei ao longo da pesquisa etnográfica os espaços que eram percorridos e as relações que iam se formando, a partir das quais pude perceber a formação de diferentes redes de apoio. A noção de rede abordada neste trabalho tem como inspiração as contribuições de Latour sobre o movimento de seguir os atores e suas inovações e de Ingold acerca da compreensão dos fluxos e contra-fluxos. Acompanhando as redes percorridas pelos(as) migrantes em campo foi possível elaborar um “mosaico” destas redes, percebendo que ao longo do trajeto estas redes vão se cruzando e não estão isoladas. É a partir destas questões que esta dissertação busca compreender alguns aspectos vivenciados por haitianas e haitianos em Porto Alegre, destacando, porém, as suas contribuições enquanto uma etnografia que dialoga com uma realidade específica e localizada. Por fim, este trabalho incita a reflexão sobre estratégias voltadas para a inserção e o respeito à dignidade humana das e dos migrantes. / This dissertation aims to approach the experiences of Haitian dwellers in Porto Alegre city. With the initial purpose of standing out the new migratory flows that have achieved Brazil, there was performed an ethnography work at Vila Esperança Cordeiro and its surroundings in the north zone of Porto Alegre between 2014 and 2016. In this work, migration is problematized as a way of resistance, in which the act of migrating can be understand as a chosen action regarding to the individuals’ experiences in the mother country. The resistance is related to the fight for human rights as much in the relationship kept with Haiti, as in the insertion in Brazil. I seek the approaching of how the resistance notion permeates the local, national and global spheres, initially being conceived from its presence in Haitian history and in the relation with the Haitian diaspora. I highlight that the ideas of agency and resistance are elements that pervade the whole ethnographic work. The conception of resistance is problematized regarding to the contributions of Scott about everyday resistance strategies. Inspired by the anthropology of experience, specially by Das and Fassin, I approach the importance of dialoguing with the interlocutors while stressing their voices through their life stories, their testimonies and narratives. At this point, and from the contributions of Spivak, I emphasize the specificities of Haitian women experiences, realizing which are the existent dynamics of solidarity among their relationships that stands as opposition against the pressures to make them mute and invisible. During the ethnographic research, I observed the spaces in which the individuals went through, as well as the relationships they stablished. According to that observations, I could realize the shaping of distinct social support networks. The conception of network approached in this work has as inspiration the contributions of Latour about the movement of following the actors and their innovations. Besides of Latour, the contributions of Ingold about the comprehension of flows are also considered. Following the networks roamed by the migrants in field, it was possible to build a “mosaic” of that networks and perceive that, along the paths, they intersect each other and are not isolated. It is based in all the issues exposed that this dissertation aims to understand some aspects experienced by Haitian individuals in Porto Alegre. I highlight the contributions of this research as an ethnography that dialogues with a specific and localized reality. Lastly, this dissertation encourages the reflection about strategies directed to the insertion and respect regarding to the human dignity and to migrants.

This dissertation investigates how very recent, recent, and established immigrants who use e-government service platforms in Canada experience and circumvent digital inequalities. Employing a Capabilities Approach perspective, this study focuses specifically on the challenges encountered by very recent, recent, and established Nepali immigrants to Canada in using federal-, provincial-, and municipal-level e-government service platforms. To meet this objective, an explanatory sequential design mixed-methods approach involving a survey with 261 respondents and five focus group meetings with 25 Nepali immigrants to Canada was used to gather the requisite data. In contrast with dominant narratives in much digital divide literature, the findings revealed no statistically significant differences in the use of e-government service platforms by very recent, recent, and established Nepali immigrants other than very recent immigrants were found to be using the federal-level e-government service platform more frequently than their recent and established immigrant counterparts. The lack of observable differences between the two groups was found to be linked to the participants' reliance on their social support networks of family and friends who provide the material and immaterial resources needed to mitigate the effects of digital inequalities. The implications of these unexpected findings are important for understanding the evolving on-the-ground dynamics with which immigrants must contend and, specifically, how their lived experiences contrast with stereotypical perceptions and understandings of their encounters with digital inequalities. The findings also contribute to advancing the knowledge both in terms of theory and practice. At the level of theory, the findings suggest the presence of two conversion factors — social support networks, and perceptions of convenience — that up to now have not received much attention in the Capabilities Approach literature. At the level of practice, the findings suggest a need to reconsider the ways in which the ubiquity of ICT devices and the pervasiveness of Internet connections along with changing immigration criteria are contributing to a transformation in how very recent, recent, and established immigrants experience digital inequalities.

This research study was designed to investigate the relationships of stress, anxiety, self concept, social support and illness in children and to examine the potential of specific cognitive mediating variables, self concept and anxiety, and an external mediating variable, social support and an interaction between self concept and social support, to significantly increase the efficiency of stress as a predictor of children's illness. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine if stressful life events, anxiety, self concept, social support, sex and illness are related in children, (2) to determine if stressful life events are an adequate predictor of illness in children, (3) to determine if a combination of anxiety, self concept and social support will increase the predictive efficiency concerning illness in children, (4) to provide information that may help develop a theoretical base concerning stressful life events and illness in children, and (5) to provide information that may be beneficial with regard to future research involving stress, anxiety, self concept, social support, sex and illness in children.

[pt] Nesta tese apresenta-se a pesquisa que teve como objetivo investigar a percepção de maridos e filhas a respeito de esposas e mães que têm uma carreira profissional e exercem uma atividade remunerada fora do lar, as possíveis modificações nas atribuições dos homens na família, a forma como as filhas estão vivenciando essas mudanças e a relevância das redes de apoio no ambiente familiar. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, para cuja consecução procedeu-se a entrevistas semiestruturadas com quatorze sujeitos – sete maridos e sete filhas (sujeitos independentes) – residentes em uma cidade localizada no interior sul do estado do Rio de Janeiro. A partir da fundamentação teórica e da análise de conteúdo das falas dos sujeitos entrevistados, foram propostas onze categorias temáticas de avaliação. Os resultados apontam que há maior participação masculina na rotina doméstica e nos cuidados com as filhas, mas que a mulher continua a ser a principal responsável por essas atividades, carregando culpa e angústia por não exercer totalmente o que considera suas funções exclusivas. Na percepção dos maridos, houve melhorias no relacionamento conjugal e familiar com a saída da mulher para o trabalho remunerado, além de ser vantajosa sua contribuição na composição da renda familiar. Na concepção das filhas, ter uma mãe que trabalha fora de casa é motivo de orgulho e satisfação, embora se depreendam de suas falas sentimentos ambíguos, como independência e solidão; apesar de os papéis desempenhados por seus pais estarem bem distribuídos, elas elegem a mãe como a principal referência. A relevância das redes de apoio é inferida pela ajuda de familiares nos cuidados com as filhas e de diversos profissionais na execução de tarefas domésticas, além de apoio e cooperação de irmãos e amigos. / [en] In this thesis it is presented the research that has as main goal to investigate the perception of husbands and children about their wives and mothers who have a career and are no longer just housewives. Were investigated the possible changes of men s duties in the family, the way daughters are experiencing these changes and the importance of social support networks in a family environment. This is a qualitative research based on semi-structured interviews conducted with fourteen individuals – seven husbands and seven daughters (independent individuals) – all of them living in a city in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Starting from the theoretical foundation and analysis of the interviewees content, it was proposed eleven theme categories for evaluation purpose. The results indicate that there is an increase of the male participation in the domestic routine and in the caring for their daughters, but that women continue to be the main responsible for these activities, carrying guilt and anguish for not fully exercising what they consider to be their exclusive function. According to husbands perception, there were improvements in the marriage and family relationships with women going out to the market, in addition to the contribution to the family revenue. Regarding daughters perception, having a mother who works outside their home is a reason of pride and satisfaction, even though we can identify in their speech ambiguous feelings such as independence, loneliness and helplessness. Although the roles played by their parents are well distributed, they have elect the mother as their main reference. The importance of support networks is inferred by the help of family members in the care of the daughters and by several professionals in performing domestic chores, as well as support and cooperation from brothers and friends.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:18:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcia Denise Dutra 1-100.pdf: 967404 bytes, checksum: 1a7f5a313d54b06ffe990fb5b1b15472 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-22 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This research is an analysis of the Congoangolano Mission Field of the Assembly of God, located in the district of Brás de Pina - northern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It intends to identify the role that this religious community plays for Angolan and Congolese immigrants who belong to it. This way, seeks to reflect on the formation of a religious territorial space consolidated by elements of African religiosity and the Assembly of God Pentecostalism and its imbricated association with the formation of support and social cohesion networks around the maintenance and sustaining of an identity space. This space is marked by elements that express symbols and signs from the countries of origin of its members - Congo and Angola when using the African liturgy in their worship services. The research takes into account the demands that guide the migration process, the laws governing these immigrants and how much this process contributes to associative practices that involve factors inherent to the socio-cultural and economic insertion and integration within the missionary field. / Esta pesquisa faz uma análise do Campo Missionário Congoangolano da Assembleia de Deus, localizado no bairro de Brás de Pina - Zona norte da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Procura identificar a função desta comunidade religiosa para os imigrantes congoleses e angolanos que a ela pertencem. Desse modo, visa refletir sobre a formação de um espaço territorial religioso consolidado por elementos da religiosidade africana e do pentecostalismo assembleiano e sua imbricada associação com a formação de redes de apoio e de coesão social em torno da manutenção e sustentação de um espaço identitário. Esse espaço é marcado por elementos que expressam símbolos e signos dos países de origem de seus integrantes - Congo e Angola - ao utilizarem a liturgia africana em seus cultos. A pesquisa leva em consideração as demandas que norteiam o processo migratório, as leis que regem esses imigrantes e o quanto tal processo contribui para práticas associativas que envolvem fatores inerentes a inserção e integração sociocultural e econômica no interior do campo missionário.