valoración social...what does this mean ?

Question

This is legal term, part of the prerequisites for adoption... does this mean "marital status" or "social status" ?

Thanks, Carl

Answer 1

I would guess that "social assessment" is closer to the meaning.
Whether that involves personal interviews, interviewing your neighbors, friends, references, clergy, descriptions of your family life and extended family, your education, your employment situation; your health, who knows, as it is a very broad term. It's probably more what it isn't, than what it is. A felon on probation, a drug addict, a prostitute, recluse, someone with serious mental disorders, a pedophile, a politician, anyone studying Spanish, would probably all be considered social misfits or non-productive members of society and not be approved as parents. It's a catch-all category which I'm sure is routinely abused. I'm sure that if the assessor is prejudiced by race, creed, sexual orientations, religion, whether you can trill your rr's or not, or whatever, then that is the category with which he can express his opinions .

I think you might be right on the money with that "assessment"...it's very likely that under the process of adoption, social assessment would be a requirement ! Very good too your observations but down here (costa rica) the only persons considered to be m - ____-------_____, Sep 5, 2009

to be misfits are Nicas, Gringos, Caribbeans and a few Colombians...ALL Ticos are kosher no matter what the crime or circumstance [especially "machos" (which means "rubios" here)]... - ____-------_____, Sep 5, 2009