The purpose of this study is to revisit the question of whether welfare benefit levels influence female headship, and whether the effect differs between the two main eras of welfare policy relevant to female headship, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). This study adds to the existing literature by including more up to date data allowing for a comparison between the AFDC and TANF eras. Results show that the effect of welfare benefits on female headship rates changes from negative to positive after welfare reform occurred among blacks, while no change occured among whites.

No / General practices in the UK are increasingly hosting welfare advice services on their premises to address patients' social and economic needs. In this paper, the authors present the outcomes of a service providing welfare advice across 30 general practices in inner-city Bradford. A retrospective study of all patients referred for advice during the initial 24 months of the project was conducted. The following information was collected: patient demographics, source of referrals, advice issues raised and income generated through benefit claims. The advice workers saw 2484 patients dealing with over 4000 welfare advice issues. Demand for the service varied widely across practices, reflecting practice list size and engagement with the service by practice staff. The main source of referrals was general practitioners (28%), and disability-related welfare benefits constituted the largest category of advice issues. Sixty-nine per cent of patients seen for advice were of south Asian ethnic origin. The advice workers raised £2 389 255 in welfare benefit claims for patients, primarily through disability-related benefits. Approximately one in four patients referred for advice benefited financially. It is concluded that the service is an excellent strategy by which primary care organisations address the social, economic and environmental influences on the health of their population.

Submitted by Angela Maria de Oliveira (amolivei@uepg.br) on 2018-06-14T19:42:47Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Christiane Queiroz.pdf: 18854372 bytes, checksum: 28dae6b0de72b5e39c3c3c4799406de3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-14T19:42:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Christiane Queiroz.pdf: 18854372 bytes, checksum: 28dae6b0de72b5e39c3c3c4799406de3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-23 / A presente dissertação de mestrado tem como objeto de estudo os benefícios socioassistenciais previstos nos artigos 20 a 22 da Lei Orgânica da Assistência Social, contextualizado no período pós Constituição Federal de 1988, com enfoque na década de 1990 e após o ano de 2015. A pesquisa tem natureza qualitativa e quantitativa, tendo como procedimentos metodológicos a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. O campo empírico da pesquisa compreende os dezoito Municípios que integram o Escritório Regional em Ponta Grossa da Secretaria da Família e Desenvolvimento Social do Paraná, quais sejam: Arapoti, Carambeí, Castro, Imbaú, Ipiranga, Ivaí, Jaguariaíva, Ortigueira, Palmeira, Piraí do Sul, Ponta Grossa, Porto Amazonas, Reserva, São João do Triunfo, Sengés, Telêmaco Borba, Tibagi e Ventania. A dissertação foi organizada em quatro capítulos. No Capítulo I discorremos sobre o processo histórico de desenvolvimento da cidadania e os direitos correspondentes; os direitos fundamentais enquanto direitos atribuídos com base no status de pessoa e as possibilidades de suas garantias com enforque na participação ativa dos cidadãos conscientes de que são portadores de direitos. No Capítulo II abordamos a construção histórica da cidadania brasileira frente a um Estado ligado aos interesses de uma elite conservadora e marcado pela cultura política de natureza clientelista, bem como a edificação dos direitos sociais na Constituição Federal de 1988, com ênfase na Assistência Social. No Capítulo III discorremos sobre o processo de construção da Política Nacional de Assistência Social e a sua gestão pelo Sistema Único da Assistência Social, abordando o modelo do federalismo brasileiro. No Capítulo IV apreendemos a forma como se concretizam os benefícios socioassistenciais, diante da dissonância entre o Benefício de Prestação Continuada e os Benefícios Eventuais, no que diz respeito à regulamentação, financiamento, gestão e controle social, bem como os efeitos dos ajustes fiscais neste campo da política de assistência social, além da persistência de práticas com viés clientelistas na concessão dos benefícios eventuais que impedem a sua consolidação no campo do direito dos cidadãos. Nas considerações finais pontuamos que os direitos sociais são conquistas históricas que quando concretizadas possibilitam o exercício e ampliação do status de cidadania. Como resultado das possibilidades fáticas de cada contexto sócio-político e econômico, os direitos sociais, em especial os benefícios socioassistenciais encontram-se seriamente ameaçados pelo recrudescimento do ideário neoliberal. / The purpose for this dissertation aims the provided benefits of social welfare in Article 20 and 22, Social Welfare Organic Law framed during the post Federal Constitution in 1988. It focuses on the 90’s and after 2015. The origin of this qualitative and quantitative research views a methodological procedure, bibliographic and documental research. The empirical research grasps eighteen cities integrated the Family Secretariat Regional Office in Ponta Grossa and Paraná’s Social Development, whom: Arapoti, Carambeí, Castro, Imbaú, Ipiranga, Ivaí, Jaguariaíva, Ortigueira, Palmeira, Piraí do Sul, Ponta Grossa, Porto Amazonas, Reserva, São João do Triunfo, Sengés, Telêmaco Borba, Tibagi e Ventania. This article was organized in four chapters. Chapter I presents historical process of citizenship development and corresponding rights, the fundamental rights as assigned for personal’s background status and the possibilities of their guarantees focus on conscious citizens active participation as right holders. Chapter II approaches historical development of Brazilian citizenship in front of a State associated to a conservative elite and set by a political culture of patronage system as social rights construction during the Federal Constitution in 1988 with emphasis on Social Welfare. Chapter III is about the Nation Policy of Social and its management by the Unique Systems of Social Welfare process approaching the Brazilian Federalism. Chapter IV assimilates how the Social Welfare benefits are realized due to dissonance between Continuous Cash Benefit and Eventual Benefit with respect to the law, financing, management and social control as fiscal adjustments in this political sphere of Welfare Social, in addition to the continuing practice with clientelistic concession of Eventual Benefits which prevent their consolidation in the citizens' rights. On final considerations, it's pointed out that social rights are historical achievements that, when materialized , make it possible to exercise and expand the citizenship status. As a result of the factual possibilities of each socio-political and economic context, the social rights, among them social welfare benefits, are seriously threatened by the recrudescence of neoliberal ideology.

Studies indicate that fraud is a growing issue in Sweden, outpacing law enforcement’s efforts to maintain it. There is limited research concerning welfare fraud, the aspects of prevention, and what processes have worked in Sweden. The prevention strategies need to progress towards this development considering that welfare fraud is a crime which affects every person in the welfare state. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate and analyse the prevention strategies against welfare fraud in Sweden through semi-structured interviews with six officials from the County Government of Kalmar and Skåne. The administration process was also investigated with the expectation to identify possible ways to develop preventive strategies. The Situational Action Theory was used as a tool to discuss and describe possible ways to prevent welfare fraud. The result showed that the tendency to report welfare fraud among officials is low. There is also a lack of cooperation between different governmental organisations and significant differences in the control work that varies between being thorough and absent. Although the county governments have started to examine the issue of welfare fraud, the results implicate that the issue is not as heavily prioritized as it needs to be. Future research is crucial. The controls and prevention strategies against welfare fraud within the County Governments needs to be developed further.

The theme of this thesis is "Distributional and redistributional processes in the Czech Republic". The aim of this thesis is to analyze incomes of Czech households in relation to flows related to the services of factors of production, and consequently, in response to the inequality, to examine redistributional processes that shape the final income of these households. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to literature search. There are explained basic concepts related to incomes of households, inequalities in income distribution and distributional and redistributional processes. There is also described the principle of social insurance, state social support and social assistance. The second part contains a description of the aim and methodology of this thesis. The third part of this thesis is the practical part. There is described structure and development of incomes of Czech households, state expenses on welfare benefits and there are evaluated income inequality and redistributional processes in the Czech Republic. On the basis of evaluated data, it is confirmed that among Czech households there is a specific degree of income inequality, but in comparison to other EU countries is this inequality one of the lowest. Income inequality is caused mainly wage inequalities. The aim of the state in the redistributional processes and the provision of welfare benefits is in particular to direct welfare benefits to people who need them the most and thus reduce income inequalities in society. On the basis of evaluated data and performed analysis in this thesis, it was found out that this assumption is fulfilled in the Czech Republic.

This dissertation consists of three articles on social assistance benefit receipt dynamics in European countries. The first article presents an analysis of state dependence in benefit receipt in Germany based on annual survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. The observation period extends from 1995 to 2011, thus covering the 2005 'Hartz reforms'. I estimate a series of dynamic random-effects probit models to control for observed and unobserved heterogeneity and the endogeneity of initial conditions. The high observed state dependence has a substantial structural component, with benefit receipt one year ago being associated with an increase in the likelihood of receipt today by 13 percentage points. There is only little evidence for time-variation in state dependence. The second article presents evidence on spell durations and the frequency of repeat spells using monthly administrative data from Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In the two Nordic countries, short-term benefit receipt is the norm, with only around 6% and 11% of spells in Norway and Sweden lasting longer than 12 months. Most recipients however have multiple spells. In Luxembourg and the Netherlands, long-term benefit receipt is frequent, with median spell durations of 14 and 9 months, respectively, and one-third and one-quarter of all spells lasting 24 months or longer. The total duration of benefit receipt across spells is much higher in the Netherlands and Luxembourg than in Norway and Sweden. The third article tests the validity of one of the central assumptions of dynamic discrete-choice models of benefit dynamics, the conditional Markov property. Using monthly administrative data from Norway, the article shows that the Markov property is violated as estimated state dependence is affected by the chosen time unit of analysis. The standard model can be improved by permitting for different entry and persistence equations and duration and occurrence dependence in benefit receipt.

This master thesis is about change in revenue of the householdes without children and with children. The thesis is divided into several parts. I used avialable literature in the theoretical part and this part should explain what factors affect family income. These are the chapters that deal with family politicy, welfare benefits and taxes benefits for family. The second part is practical and it is divided in two chapters. In the first chapter I analysed the dats of Czech statistics and in the second I modelized income of some types of families income.

Bakgrund: Sjukfrånvaro, sjukskrivningar och ohälsa är något som kostar både samhället och företagen mycket pengar. En medarbetares personliga hälsa spelar en stor roll när det kommer till både lönsamhet och produktivitet på arbetsplatsen. Motion leder till att en individ blir bättre på att planera arbetsuppgifter, får bättre koncentration och initiativtagande. Många företag investerar i sin personal i form av friskvård, men den förbättrade prestationen varken redovisas eller mäts på ett specifikt konto i redovisningen.  Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om och hur företag använder sig av nyckeltal som mäter den ekonomiska resultateffekten av friskvård och andra hälsofrämjande insatser.  Metod: Vi kommer i det här arbetet använda oss av en kvalitativ metod tillsammans med en deduktiv ansats. Datainsamling sker genom semistrukturerade intervjuer eftersom vi då har möjlighet att anpassa våra frågor och följdfrågor. Totalt har 14 respondenter från 13 olika företag intervjuats.  Slutsats: Studien har visat att företag vanligtvis inte mäter den ekonomiska effektiviteten av friskvård och hälsofrämjande insatser, varken generellt eller med hjälp av bestämda nyckeltal. Flertalet upplever att det saknas ett enkelt tillvägagångssätt och många upplever inte sjukfrånvaron som ett problemområde. Samtidigt visade studien att sjukfrånvaron kan vara missvisande eftersom anställda underpresterar på grund av sjuknärvaro. / Background: Absence due to illness, sick leave and ill health is something that costs both society and companies a lot of money. An employee's personal health plays a big role when it comes to both profitability and productivity in the workplace. Exercise leads to an individual becoming better at planning tasks, gaining better concentration and initiative. Many companies invest in their staff in the form of wellness, but the improved performance is neither reported nor measured in a specific account in the accounting. Purpose: The purpose of the essay is to investigate whether and how companies use key performance indicators that measure the financial performance effect of employee welfare benefits and other health-promoting efforts. Method: In this essay we will mainly use a qualitative method together with a deductive approach. Data collection is conducted through semi-structured interviews, since we then have the opportunity to both adapt our questions and follow-up questions. A total of 14 respondents from 13 different companies were interviewed. Conclusion: The study has shown that companies usually do not measure the financial effectiveness of employee welfare benefits and health promotion efforts, neither generally nor with the help of specific key performance indicators. The majority feel that there is no simple approach and many do not experience sickness absence as a problem. At the same time, the study showed that sickness absence can be misleading because employees underperform due to presenteeism.

Este estudo é dedicado a uma análise das mudanças ocorridas nas situações de vida da população de idosos rurais de Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, a partir do acesso aos benefícios previdenciários. Insere-se em um Programa Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa que busca integrar enfoques multidisciplinares na análise do desenvolvimento rural em regiões do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, mais especificamente a chamada Metade Sul. Trata-se de uma região social e economicamente marginalizada que sofre crescente desaceleração econômica, com reflexos sociais importantes, quando comparada a outras regiões do Estado. Dentre os objetivos, além de descrever e analisar as mudanças ocorridas na vida de idosos rurais do município de Santana da Boa Vista, a partir da cobertura previdenciária, buscou-se conhecer o papel do idoso beneficiário, na família e analisar suas interrelações. Investigaram-se alterações nos padrões de sucessão da família e bases em que se constituem as “novas” relações de poder e autoridade. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório e descritivo com coleta e análise qualitativa de dados por meio de roteiro de entrevista, combinando perguntas fechadas e abertas, com 30 idosos, residentes no meio rural do Município estudado, beneficiados pela Previdência Social. Para análise dos dados optou-se por trabalhar com o conteúdo temático, que consistiu em descobrir os núcleos de sentido que compõem as comunicações, cuja presença ou frequência signifiquem alguma coisa para o objetivo analítico visado. Os resultados alcançados pelas entrevistas mostraram um número maior de homens entre os idosos, grande número de viúvas, baixa escolaridade e predomínio da cor branca. Em relação à situação econômica, constatou-se que a renda dos benefícios previdenciários contribui significativamente para a vida das famílias dos idosos entrevistados, assim como, possibilita a essas melhorias materiais nas condições de vida. Os problemas de saúde são basicamente doenças crônicas comuns ao envelhecimento, sendo que, as limitações geradas por elas estão geralmente ligadas à capacidade de continuarem trabalhando na atividade agrícola. A religiosidade está presente na vida de todos os idosos e influencia suas relações sociais. As relações de vizinhança foram consideradas fundamentais aos entrevistados, manifestadas pela solidariedade e ajuda mútua. Observou-se, a partir das concepções e percepções próprias dos idosos, que os benefícios previdenciários proporcionamlhes diminuição da sua “carga” de trabalho, pois recebem um dinheiro regular mês a mês, bem como continuarem morando no meio rural, lugar do qual não cogitam sair e, principalmente, um maior empoderamento perante suas famílias, ajudando os filhos e netos, com quem planejam o futuro e criam estratégias de sobrevivência para se manterem no meio rural. / This study analyzes the changes which occurred in the life situations of the rural older adult population of Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, with the social welfare benefits. The study is part of an Interdisciplinary Research Program that aims at integrating a multidisciplinary focus on the analysis of the rural development in areas of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, more precisely in the region known as Metade Sul. This is a socially and economically marginalized area that presents increasing economic degradation, with important social consequences, when compared to other regions of the state. In addition to describing and analyzing the changes that occurred in the life of the rural older people in the town of Santana da Boa Vista from the social welfare help, we endeavored to understand the role of the older adult beneficiary in the family and to analyze their interrelations. Changes were investigated in family succession patterns and also in the bases that constitute the ‘new’ relations of power and authority. Therefore, it is an exploratory and descriptive study with collection and qualitative data analysis via interviews, combining closed and open questions. For the data analysis we preferred to work with the thematic content which consisted in discovering the nucleus of meaning that compose the communication, whose presence or frequency represents something for the aimed analytical focus. The results obtained from the interviews showed a larger number of men among the older people, with a great number of them being widows, having a lower education than the average and most of them being white. Regarding the economic situation, we verified that the income provided by the social welfare benefits contributes dramatically to the life of the families of the older people being interviewed, making it possible material improvements in the living conditions. The health problems are basically chronic diseases common of ageing, and the limitations generated by them are in general related to the capacity of continuing the rural work activities. Religion is present in all the older adults’ life and influences their social relations. Neighborhood relations, manifested through solidarity and mutual help, were considered fundamental by the interviewees. From the conceptions and perceptions of the older adults, it was observed that the social welfare benefits allow them to diminish their workload, since they receive a regular amount of money per month, while they go on living in the rural environment (a place which they do not consider leaving). The benefits also give them a larger power in front of their families, since they can help their children and grandchildren, with whom they plan the future and create survival strategies to remain in the rural environment. / Este estudio se centra el un análisis de los cambios ocurridos en las situaciones de vida de las personas de mayor edad en el medio rural de Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, después del acceso de los beneficios de la seguridad social. Se inserta en un Programa Interdisciplinario de Investigación que busca integrar enfoques multidisciplinarios en el análisis del desarrollo rural en regiones del Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, más específicamente en la llamada Metade Sul. Esta es una región social y económicamente marginada que sufre una creciente desaceleración económica, con reflejos sociales importantes, cuando comparada con otras regiones del Estado. Entre los objetivos, além de describir y analizar los cambios ocurridos en la vida de las personas de mayor edad el rural del municipio de Santana da Boa Vista, después del acceso a la seguridad social, se busca conocer el papel de la persona de mayor edad jubilado, en la familia y analizar las relaciones de la familia con él. Se investigaron las alteraciones en los patrones de sucesión de la familia y las bases sobre las que se constituyen las "nuevas" relaciones de poder y autoridad. Se trata de un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo con recolección de información y análisis de tipo cualitativo de los datos a través de una guía de entrevista, que combina preguntas cerradas y abiertas, con 30 personas de mayor edade, residente en el medio rural del Município estudiado, beneficiados por el Seguridad Social. Para el análisis de los datos se opto por trabajar con el contenido temático, que consistió en descubrir los núcleos de sentido que componen las comunicaciones, cuya presencia o frecuencia significan algo para el objetivo analítico propuesto. Los resultados alcanzados a partir de las entrevistas mostraron un número más grande de hombres entre las personas de mayor edad, un gran número de viudas, baja escolaridad y predominio del color blanco. En relación con la situación económica, se constató que el ingreso a la seguridad social contribuyó de manera significativa para la vida de las familias de las personas de mayor edad entrevistadas, permitiéndoles mejoras materiales en las condiciones de vida. Los problemas de salud están en su mayoría relacionados con enfermedades crónicas comunes al envejecimiento, donde las limitaciones generadas por aquellas están generalmente articuladas a la capacidad de ellos para continuar trabajando en la actividad agrícola. La religiosidad está presente en la vida de todas las personas de mayor edad e influencia sus relaciones sociales. Las relaciones de vecindad fueron consideradas fundamentales para los entrevistados, manifestadas a través de la solidaridad y la ayuda mutua. Se observó, a partir de las concepciones y percepciones de ellos que los beneficios de la seguridad social les proporcionan una reducción en su “carga” de trabajo, porque reciben un dinero regular mes a mes, así como continúan viviendo en el medio rural, lugar del cual ellos no piensan en salir y, principalmente, un mayor empoderamiento frente a sus familias, ya que ayudando a los hijos y nietos, con quien planean el futuro y crean las estrategias de supervivencia para permanecer en el medio rural.

Este estudo é dedicado a uma análise das mudanças ocorridas nas situações de vida da população de idosos rurais de Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, a partir do acesso aos benefícios previdenciários. Insere-se em um Programa Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa que busca integrar enfoques multidisciplinares na análise do desenvolvimento rural em regiões do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, mais especificamente a chamada Metade Sul. Trata-se de uma região social e economicamente marginalizada que sofre crescente desaceleração econômica, com reflexos sociais importantes, quando comparada a outras regiões do Estado. Dentre os objetivos, além de descrever e analisar as mudanças ocorridas na vida de idosos rurais do município de Santana da Boa Vista, a partir da cobertura previdenciária, buscou-se conhecer o papel do idoso beneficiário, na família e analisar suas interrelações. Investigaram-se alterações nos padrões de sucessão da família e bases em que se constituem as “novas” relações de poder e autoridade. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório e descritivo com coleta e análise qualitativa de dados por meio de roteiro de entrevista, combinando perguntas fechadas e abertas, com 30 idosos, residentes no meio rural do Município estudado, beneficiados pela Previdência Social. Para análise dos dados optou-se por trabalhar com o conteúdo temático, que consistiu em descobrir os núcleos de sentido que compõem as comunicações, cuja presença ou frequência signifiquem alguma coisa para o objetivo analítico visado. Os resultados alcançados pelas entrevistas mostraram um número maior de homens entre os idosos, grande número de viúvas, baixa escolaridade e predomínio da cor branca. Em relação à situação econômica, constatou-se que a renda dos benefícios previdenciários contribui significativamente para a vida das famílias dos idosos entrevistados, assim como, possibilita a essas melhorias materiais nas condições de vida. Os problemas de saúde são basicamente doenças crônicas comuns ao envelhecimento, sendo que, as limitações geradas por elas estão geralmente ligadas à capacidade de continuarem trabalhando na atividade agrícola. A religiosidade está presente na vida de todos os idosos e influencia suas relações sociais. As relações de vizinhança foram consideradas fundamentais aos entrevistados, manifestadas pela solidariedade e ajuda mútua. Observou-se, a partir das concepções e percepções próprias dos idosos, que os benefícios previdenciários proporcionamlhes diminuição da sua “carga” de trabalho, pois recebem um dinheiro regular mês a mês, bem como continuarem morando no meio rural, lugar do qual não cogitam sair e, principalmente, um maior empoderamento perante suas famílias, ajudando os filhos e netos, com quem planejam o futuro e criam estratégias de sobrevivência para se manterem no meio rural. / This study analyzes the changes which occurred in the life situations of the rural older adult population of Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, with the social welfare benefits. The study is part of an Interdisciplinary Research Program that aims at integrating a multidisciplinary focus on the analysis of the rural development in areas of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, more precisely in the region known as Metade Sul. This is a socially and economically marginalized area that presents increasing economic degradation, with important social consequences, when compared to other regions of the state. In addition to describing and analyzing the changes that occurred in the life of the rural older people in the town of Santana da Boa Vista from the social welfare help, we endeavored to understand the role of the older adult beneficiary in the family and to analyze their interrelations. Changes were investigated in family succession patterns and also in the bases that constitute the ‘new’ relations of power and authority. Therefore, it is an exploratory and descriptive study with collection and qualitative data analysis via interviews, combining closed and open questions. For the data analysis we preferred to work with the thematic content which consisted in discovering the nucleus of meaning that compose the communication, whose presence or frequency represents something for the aimed analytical focus. The results obtained from the interviews showed a larger number of men among the older people, with a great number of them being widows, having a lower education than the average and most of them being white. Regarding the economic situation, we verified that the income provided by the social welfare benefits contributes dramatically to the life of the families of the older people being interviewed, making it possible material improvements in the living conditions. The health problems are basically chronic diseases common of ageing, and the limitations generated by them are in general related to the capacity of continuing the rural work activities. Religion is present in all the older adults’ life and influences their social relations. Neighborhood relations, manifested through solidarity and mutual help, were considered fundamental by the interviewees. From the conceptions and perceptions of the older adults, it was observed that the social welfare benefits allow them to diminish their workload, since they receive a regular amount of money per month, while they go on living in the rural environment (a place which they do not consider leaving). The benefits also give them a larger power in front of their families, since they can help their children and grandchildren, with whom they plan the future and create survival strategies to remain in the rural environment. / Este estudio se centra el un análisis de los cambios ocurridos en las situaciones de vida de las personas de mayor edad en el medio rural de Santana da Boa Vista – Rio Grande do Sul, después del acceso de los beneficios de la seguridad social. Se inserta en un Programa Interdisciplinario de Investigación que busca integrar enfoques multidisciplinarios en el análisis del desarrollo rural en regiones del Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, más específicamente en la llamada Metade Sul. Esta es una región social y económicamente marginada que sufre una creciente desaceleración económica, con reflejos sociales importantes, cuando comparada con otras regiones del Estado. Entre los objetivos, além de describir y analizar los cambios ocurridos en la vida de las personas de mayor edad el rural del municipio de Santana da Boa Vista, después del acceso a la seguridad social, se busca conocer el papel de la persona de mayor edad jubilado, en la familia y analizar las relaciones de la familia con él. Se investigaron las alteraciones en los patrones de sucesión de la familia y las bases sobre las que se constituyen las "nuevas" relaciones de poder y autoridad. Se trata de un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo con recolección de información y análisis de tipo cualitativo de los datos a través de una guía de entrevista, que combina preguntas cerradas y abiertas, con 30 personas de mayor edade, residente en el medio rural del Município estudiado, beneficiados por el Seguridad Social. Para el análisis de los datos se opto por trabajar con el contenido temático, que consistió en descubrir los núcleos de sentido que componen las comunicaciones, cuya presencia o frecuencia significan algo para el objetivo analítico propuesto. Los resultados alcanzados a partir de las entrevistas mostraron un número más grande de hombres entre las personas de mayor edad, un gran número de viudas, baja escolaridad y predominio del color blanco. En relación con la situación económica, se constató que el ingreso a la seguridad social contribuyó de manera significativa para la vida de las familias de las personas de mayor edad entrevistadas, permitiéndoles mejoras materiales en las condiciones de vida. Los problemas de salud están en su mayoría relacionados con enfermedades crónicas comunes al envejecimiento, donde las limitaciones generadas por aquellas están generalmente articuladas a la capacidad de ellos para continuar trabajando en la actividad agrícola. La religiosidad está presente en la vida de todas las personas de mayor edad e influencia sus relaciones sociales. Las relaciones de vecindad fueron consideradas fundamentales para los entrevistados, manifestadas a través de la solidaridad y la ayuda mutua. Se observó, a partir de las concepciones y percepciones de ellos que los beneficios de la seguridad social les proporcionan una reducción en su “carga” de trabajo, porque reciben un dinero regular mes a mes, así como continúan viviendo en el medio rural, lugar del cual ellos no piensan en salir y, principalmente, un mayor empoderamiento frente a sus familias, ya que ayudando a los hijos y nietos, con quien planean el futuro y crean las estrategias de supervivencia para permanecer en el medio rural.