Migration, mental health and religion as a space for sociability

The Institute Sonhe and the case of Bolivian immigrants in São Paulo/Brazil

Authors

  • Suzana Ramos Coutinho Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil
  • Nelson Luiz Nunes Domingues Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil
  • Wagner Lopes Sanchez Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil

Keywords:

Religion, Migration, Mental Health

Abstract

The increase in migration flows in recent years has brought many challenges to societies worldwide. In this context, this paper aims to discuss possible intersections between Migration, Religion and Mental Health from the experiences of Bolivian immigrant families assisted by the Sonhe Institute in São Paulo, Brazil. The hypothesis presented in this paper is that religion is a factor of cohesion, recognition and strengthening of psychosocial identity, having as a facilitator of this process the religious space offered in the context of the Sonhe Institute, which functions as a welcoming environment and a network of support and sociability, thus generating a positive impact on mental health.

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Author Biographies

Suzana Ramos Coutinho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil

Pós-doutora pela University of Cambridge (2013), Ph.D. pela Lancaster University, Inglaterra (2009), possui mestrado em Antropologia Social pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2004) e graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2000). É fotógrafa profissional pelo SENAC São Paulo e especialista em Fotografia como Arte Contemporânea pelo SENAC São Paulo. É professora do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Ciência da Religião da PUC/São Paulo e professora Assistente Doutor I da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, atuando como docente no Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação, Arte e História da Cultura da mesma universidade. Faz parte da equipe editorial da REVER (Revista de Estudos da Religião) e é editora temática da Revista TRAMA, na seção de História da Cultura. É sócia-efetiva da ABA (Associação Brasileira de Antropologia), membro da ISSR (International Society for the Sociology of Religion) e membro da IVSA (International Visual Sociology Association). É líder do grupo de pesquisa CEMI - Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre Migração e Imagem.

Nelson Luiz Nunes Domingues , Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil

Doutorando em Ciência da Religião pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Religião (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo). E-mail: nelsonldomingues@gmail.com  Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-5151

Wagner Lopes Sanchez , Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil

Mestre e doutor em ciências sociais. Professor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Religião, Departamento de Ciências Sociais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, e ITESP (Instituto São Paulo de Estudos Superiores). E-mail: wagnersanchez@uol.com.br  Orcid: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-2138-4125 

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2023-12-19

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Ramos Coutinho, S., Luiz Nunes Domingues , N., & Lopes Sanchez , W. (2023). Migration, mental health and religion as a space for sociability: The Institute Sonhe and the case of Bolivian immigrants in São Paulo/Brazil. Aiken. Revista De Ciencias Sociales Y De La Salud, 3(2), 21–36. Retrieved from https://eamdq.com.ar/ojs/index.php/aiken/article/view/44

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