Caracterización de la mendicidad de los adultos jóvenes 30-64 años en el Ecuador

Abstract

Begging is considered a social problem that occurs because of the lack of the necessary resources to meet basic human needs, the people who are involved in it do not have enough income for their daily livelihood. Therefore, individuals exposed at the time of performing this act may suffer serious consequences such as, being discriminated against or beaten. The characteristics of homelessness are diverse such as, social inequality, lack of education, migration, unemployment, family desertion and socioeconomic poverty. As evidenced in the cities of Ecuador, begging is a problem that affects the integrity of people who are victims of social imbalances, so it is essential that the State ensure their rights and implement compensatory measures that are necessary to minimize the impact that generates this problem in the context of society. The main objective is to determine what characterizes the begging of young adults 30-64 years in Ecuador, based on comparative data of living conditions, to interpret and understand the impacts generated by the phenomenon in the social structure. The epistemological approach used for the realization of the essay is rational deductive focused on the Functionalist Structural Theory, serving as support to generate a series of logical conclusions based on the reality of the subject. The research was of a qualitative nature, as a research instrument the literature review of scientific articles has been used in order to obtain theoretical and reliable platforms about work.