Percepción sobre las redes sociales de apoyo en familias que residen en un sector rural del cantón Samborondón

Abstract

This research allowed the opportunity to know about the perception around the social support networks from families that live in situation of vulnerability and that belong to the communities Sabanilla 1 and San José, located in the rural zone of the Samborondón. A qualitative methodology was used in order to be able to include, from the perspective of the participants, the subjective aspects that would contribute with relevant data. The social network is an open system that implies an exchange of information, but when there are precarious living conditions the main focus will be on covering basic needs, leaving aside such important aspects like the education of children. This can be observed in the results obtained in this research that reported that, for the families involved, the main thing was to have social support networks related to obtaining the basic services, such as potable water and roads in good conditions. On the other hand, for the participants their main support network is the family.