Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility

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Autor(a) principal: Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/IJSA/article-abstract/AC86AE23910
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/126782
Resumo: Human mobility patterns are quite diverse nowadays and a very singular, extreme pattern is seen in the Brazilian scene: road wandering. Road wanderers are individuals who leave their home, family, work and other territories of a settled life and throw themselves into a life of solitary wandering along Brazilian highways. This study aimed to describe the lifestyle of road wanderers, investigate the reasons that led them choose this way of living and understand it against a background of modern human mobility patterns. A total of 63 interviews were conducted with individuals wandering on road shoulders. We found road wandering is associated with the following determinants: poverty; unemployment; marital conflicts; emotional suffering following the loss of loved ones; desires for adventure and freedom; and cultural symbols related to journey, migration, exodus and other modes of displacement. Despite its particularities, road wandering can be understood as a way of human mobility in the modern world.
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spelling Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobilityWanderingRoad wandererMobilityMigrationHuman mobility patterns are quite diverse nowadays and a very singular, extreme pattern is seen in the Brazilian scene: road wandering. Road wanderers are individuals who leave their home, family, work and other territories of a settled life and throw themselves into a life of solitary wandering along Brazilian highways. This study aimed to describe the lifestyle of road wanderers, investigate the reasons that led them choose this way of living and understand it against a background of modern human mobility patterns. A total of 63 interviews were conducted with individuals wandering on road shoulders. We found road wandering is associated with the following determinants: poverty; unemployment; marital conflicts; emotional suffering following the loss of loved ones; desires for adventure and freedom; and cultural symbols related to journey, migration, exodus and other modes of displacement. Despite its particularities, road wandering can be understood as a way of human mobility in the modern world.Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Psicologia Evolutiva Social e Escolar, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Assis, Av. D. Antonio, 2100, Parque Universitário, CEP 19800-000, SP, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Psicologia Evolutiva Social e Escolar, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Assis, Av. D. Antonio, 2100, Parque Universitário, CEP 19800-000, SP, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]2015-08-21T17:53:09Z2015-08-21T17:53:09Z2012info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article165-171application/pdfhttp://www.academicjournals.org/journal/IJSA/article-abstract/AC86AE23910International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, v. 4, n. 5, p. 165-171, 2012.2006-988Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/12678210.5897/IJSA11.058ISSN2006-988X-2012-04-05-165-171.pdf92312616093702586571587857014541Currículo Lattesreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengInternational Journal of Sociology and Anthropologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-06-14T19:10:35Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/126782Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-06-14T19:10:35Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
title Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
spellingShingle Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]
Wandering
Road wanderer
Mobility
Migration
title_short Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
title_full Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
title_fullStr Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
title_full_unstemmed Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
title_sort Road wanderers in Brazil: a study on modern psychosocial human mobility
author Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]
author_facet Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]
Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Justo, José Sterza [UNESP]
Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Wandering
Road wanderer
Mobility
Migration
topic Wandering
Road wanderer
Mobility
Migration
description Human mobility patterns are quite diverse nowadays and a very singular, extreme pattern is seen in the Brazilian scene: road wandering. Road wanderers are individuals who leave their home, family, work and other territories of a settled life and throw themselves into a life of solitary wandering along Brazilian highways. This study aimed to describe the lifestyle of road wanderers, investigate the reasons that led them choose this way of living and understand it against a background of modern human mobility patterns. A total of 63 interviews were conducted with individuals wandering on road shoulders. We found road wandering is associated with the following determinants: poverty; unemployment; marital conflicts; emotional suffering following the loss of loved ones; desires for adventure and freedom; and cultural symbols related to journey, migration, exodus and other modes of displacement. Despite its particularities, road wandering can be understood as a way of human mobility in the modern world.
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2006-988X
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