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Meaning of Family and the Challenge for Intersectoriality and Social Protection

Abstract:

The article reports a qualitative documentary research, comparing the meanings of the family in the policies of Health, Education and Social Assistance, between 1988 and 2015, in Brazil. The research analyzed 21 documents, as a relevant discursive field, yet not exhaustive. Using Critical Discourse Analysis, it discusses the strategic place of the family in such policies: object, instrument, partner and /or subject of rights, pointing contradictions to intersectoriality in social protection.

Keywords:
Family; Public policies; Health education; Social assistance; Intersectoriality

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