O PIM mudou nossas vidas? as representações sociais e o impacto do programa "primeira infância melhor" nos modos de viver e de pensar das famílias atendidas

Abstract

This study both problematizes and analyzes the impacts of the Early Childhood Program (PIM) on the ways of living and thinking of families served by the Program. Developed by the Health Department of Rio Grande do Sul together with city halls, PIM works with socially vulnerable families in which there are pregnant women and children up to six years old. This research analyzes the social representations spread in those spaces, in an attempt to answer the following questions: What are the childhood representations of the families served by PIM in Santo Antonio da Patrulha County? Regarding the guidance and follow-up provided by the Program, do the families change the way they deal, interact and communicate with their children? Which are the families representations of PIM? The investigation path has developed from data collected through semi-structured interviews with six families served by the Program and three Visitors who are in charge of the follow-up. The theoretical basis focuses on the concepts of social representations by Serge Moscovici, habitus by Pierre Bourdieu, and mediation by Lev Vygotsky. The results have shown that the Program is represented to the families as support, information, care, stimulus, connection and play. Changes in those families‟ childhood representations have also been noticed. Through PIM, the families have given more value to connection and play. Furthermore, changes in the representations of the mothers role have been noticed, since mothers began to regard the time spent with children as more important than keeping the house tidy.