“Meu nome é favela” – O conhecimento financeiro de trabalhadoras domésticas de uma periferia de Santos

Abstract

The present search had as objective identify the existence and the way in which financial knowledge of domestic workers from a peripheral neighborhood of the city of Santos is appliedd in the managemant of their homes. This is an exploratory research with a qualitative approach. For carrying out semi-structured interviews were carried out with twelve domestic workers in the period from february to april 2022. The data obtained were trited through contente analysis. The main results show that all participants have financial knowledge, although it is not detailed as the scientific knowledge. In addition, they show the influence of environment on the formation of personality of the interviewees, and of knowledge that was/will be applied in the future. Regarding the application of financial knowledge in their homes, the results indicate that the interviewees apply this knowledge according to their realities, and, therefore, the results are positive.