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MALIZIA, Matilde. The Study of Gated Communities. A Methodological Proposal Applied to the Yerba Buena Municipality (Gran San Miguel de Tucuman Agglomerate in the Northwest of Argentina). Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.1, pp.103-133. ISSN 2448-6515.

This article seeks to present a methodological approach to the study of gated communities in order to focus on the perspective of the actors involved, taking into account the social representations and perceptions those supports. This strategy is part of a qualitative research project that enables one to theoretically reconstruct an object in constant dynamism and obtain a holistic understanding of social situations. To this end, it proposes using an ethnographic approach, since ethnography is a form of research that promotes the understanding of social processes.

Palavras-chave : methodological strategy; actors involved; qualitative research; ethnographic approach; gated communities.