A construção social da Mendicidade de sextas-feiras: um estudo sobre práticas sociais relacionadas com a mendicidade na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

Mendicity manifests itself as a social problem. In the city of Maputo, there is a specific type that this work focuses on. In fact, although begging is a phenomenon that existed in our society, the type that matters in this study occurs on a specific day, which is on Fridays and in a certain period of time.

In this day and time, there is a concentration of a certain type of people, namely, the elderly, young people and children near the commercial establishments. On Fridays, Muslim traders give alms in fulfillment of one of the principles of their religion, which is essentially that of giving charity to the needy.

Thus, in the city of Maputo, the act of begging or “reaching out to charity” is seen, which has become a constant practice in these places, for reasons that have to do with the social nature of these merchants who own commercial establishments, for a On the other hand, with the social needs of a specific segment of society, on the other hand, this study aims to understand how the phenomenon of begging manifests itself as a social problem. In the city of Maputo, there is a specific type on which this work focuses. ( TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)