This study seeks to understand the meanings attributed by young people in contexts of social vulnerability to their life paths. The research has a qualitative character and was carried out with five young people who, in 2012, had participated in a documentary that addressed the life experiences of adolescents at an Open School. From the report of the participants and the longitudinal character of this study, it was found that the experiences of entering the adult world marked by situations of violence, risks, exclusionary contexts and vulnerabilities hinder the implementation of their projects and bring particularities to the experience of this period of transitions. As final considerations, the importance of investments in actions that can overcome the crossings of vulnerabilities is highlighted, as a way to avoid possible stigmas that are part of certain contexts. The relevance of the longitudinal character of this research is emphasized, since, by having listened to the young people at two different moments, the possibilities of understanding their life paths were expanded.

Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as experiências familiares nas trajetórias de vidas de jovens no contexto de vulnerabilidade social. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e de caráter longitudinal, pois aborda dois momentos distintos: o primeiro, quando alguns jovens da presente pesquisa participaram de um documentário, produzido a partir de um Projeto de Extensão na Escola; e o segundo, quando foram novamente contatados para compartilharem suas trajetórias através de entrevistas. A análise realizada propõe pensar os atravessamentos trazidos pelos jovens sobre suas famílias como relacionados à vulnerabilidade em que se encontram, atentando para o fato de que provavelmente essas famílias estariam atravessadas pela pobreza e pela desigualdade. Assim, compreende-se certas dificuldades referidas pelos adolescentes com relação ao estabelecimento de relações afetivas na família. Salientamos a Escola e as políticas públicas como suporte para os jovens e suas famílias.

Playing is an activity that promotes the development of children, because on the basis of playing they will experience the world and communicate with it. Consequently, this study aimed to understand how children with street life experience face playing. For this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, using the method of Drawing-Stories. The collection of data was conducted in a residential childcare institution. In the research, three children who have and/or had street life experience, from both sexes and that lived there, participated. The data were analyzed using the thematic content analysis. On the basis of the findings, it can be considered that playing can occur even in the risk and vulnerability of the street, although it displays some particularities. In addition, it was identified that, for the participants, playing prevails overdanger, since the latter showed less prominence when compared to the former. Therefore, the research has made possible a greater understanding of the studied phenomenon; besides it has promoted meetings in which the children could talk about their experiences and express their feelings.