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Lights and shadows of social services in Spanish Rural Areas
Autor(es)
Clasificación UNESCO
6311.04 Sociología rural
6310.11 Bienestar social
6307.05 Servicios sociales
Fecha de publicación
2016-05-03
Citación
Morales Romo, N. (2014). Lights and shadows of social services in Spanish Rural Areas. Berichte des Instituts Verkehr und Raum, 19, 52-60
Resumo
[EN]The objective of this research is to address social policies in Spanish rural areas; social actors
involved were on one hand professionals (social services and other areas) and on the other hand the
inhabitants, to discern the actions undertaken to improve the current situation of the Spanish
countryside.
This article aims to determine the coverage of social services and establishes the valuation that
rural inhabitants make about that. Therefore we try to show the strengths and weaknesses to enhance
the former and minimize the latter.
We identify the barriers posed to the territory when implementing social policies as well as on
the institutional framework of social services.
The interviews have shown two novel indicators that help or hinder social policies: “The
Castilian character" and inter- and intra-municipal disputes. They also report results that we did not
expect as the contrast between the speech of citizens and professionals of Social Services, the lack of
enthusiasm of the professionals on the future social context in which they work or terminological
inexactitude of citizens in relation to social services.
The solution to rural areas does not go through the gradual increase of one service after the
other independently. However a proper coordination of these services will achieve an efficient
improvement, optimizing existing resources, avoiding overlap of activities and providing rural areas a
better coverage at all levels. Socio-economic policies must also take into account the intrinsic reality of
each area, but a priori, not a posteriori as it often happens.
The Spanish inhabitants, according to the different characteristics of the habitat where they live,
have access to the use of different services. Social Services must perform the necessary measures
and actions to promote equal opportunities for all citizens, paying special attention to the
disadvantaged for personal, economic, cultural, family, social and territorial reasons.
In this future social professionals must play a crucial role and only then they will honour their
surname: SOCIAL.
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ISSN
1868-8586
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