Familias monoparentales femeninas y su incidencia en el ciclo de vida familiar de los hijos/as n edad escolar del Patronato San José del distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to identify the conflicts of female single-parent families and their influence on the family life cycle of children of school age, of the SanJosé Board of the Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha Province. For this, the methodology used was descriptive, based on a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental and transversal design, which seeks to expand knowledge about the causes and conflicts of these family structures in a context of vulnerability of their rights. To collect the data, 114 leaders of the families studied were used as techniques, documentary analysis and survey. The results show that all single-parent families have a female head of household, of whom 50% show limited knowledge of institutions that could support them in their situation of vulnerability and guarantee the protection of their rights. On the basis of the statistical results, it was possible to confirm the hypothesis that the conflicts of the female single-parent families negatively influence the family life cycle of their children at school age, especially in their affective area. Finally, the research includes the design of an orientation guide to strengthen technical capacities that benefit the social inclusion of female single-parent xvii families.