The concept and history of associativism
Associativism has followed human history since its birth. Based on this, the present study aims to analyze the evolution of this practice from its institutional emergence in the Roman and Greek context until the present-day in Brazil, which constitutes the locus of research of the authors of the present analysis. Methodologically, the study can be characterized as a documentary and bibliographic study, with qualitative analysis. Regarding the objective, the study can be characterized as exploratory.