Imaginaries of family in social workers of the basic Galician community social services of the province of Ourense

Abstract

The concept of family refers to an institutionalized social construction, which has been approached from different perspectives, leaving aside its direct relationship with the satisfaction of human needs, development, care, unions or relationships, production and reproduction And social order. As sexuality, genealogy, power and citizenship are the basis of their construction, several typologies of families are identified (Montaño, 2007, Therborn, 2007, Robles & Di Ies, 2012). These have traditionally focused on the professional action of Social Work.

Taking into account the Basic Community Social Services of the Galician context of the province of Ourense, a qualitative research is proposed through the theory based and through an emerging categorization process with the objective of identifying the perception that 7 have on the family, Galician context and the families that go to their dependencies. As well as analyzing and producing differences in rural and urban areas.

The results show a great influence of  the sociological and juridical discourse, as well as of the systemic model, in the professionals. Likewise, it is evident that there is a large plurality of families both in Galicia and in Social Services. It also denotes a clear tradi-tional, moralistic, heteronormative and identifiable discourse with its protective function, especially in rural areas. For this reason, it is considered necessary to propose formative and preventive measures to promote a more holistic and plural view of the family.