The Bañado Sur Clause Samples

The Bañado Sur. Paraguay is a unique country with eminent culture, and is the only country in South America with two official languages. With 35% of the country’s population falling below the poverty line, the need for research and economic development is high ("The World Factbook Paraguay," 2014). Informally settled communities, one of which is known as the Bañado Sur, surround the capital city of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Bañado Sur’s residents live just outside of the capital city, but are plagued by poor living conditions, lack of jobs and job security, crime and substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, and lack of comprehensive educational opportunities. The community is prone to flooding; the flood that occurred at the time of this research led to the destruction of homes ("Cuando la educación se abre paso entre la pobreza,"). Transportation to and from the Bañado is limited due to the lack of functional roads amongst other issues making it difficult for residents to access resources available in Asunción and elsewhere (Zibechi, 2008). As a small and unique community, members often times know most of the residents, where they reside, and who their family members are. Families in the Bañado often band together and live on the same street, in the same neighborhood, or sometimes even in the same household. With little opportunity to move ahead from the Bañado, family and friends are often times the biggest support system that each other have (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2013). Communication between parents and their children, pre-teens, and adolescents can be crucial to the decision-making processes of youth surrounding risky behaviors, especially in marginalized communities. Prior studies on both women and men have shown that the themes of shame and feeling uncomfortable weighed strongly in their discussion of sensitive issues such as sexual health, alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse as well as violence (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2011; ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇, 2013; ▇▇▇▇, 2013). Youth expressed their own feelings of shame to speak with adults and perceive that adults are also reluctant to have such conversations with youth. Youths’ descriptions of parental communication often mentioned parents’ disapproving comments that seem to cut communication short rather than fostering it. Important exceptions included occasional participants reporting that they talk openly with parents, though usually with mothers rather than fathers (▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇, 2013). A study elsewhere in Asunción showed that the major gaps in information lie between fathers...