Out the Shadows: São Paulo´s women family farmers

Authors

  • Maria Aparecida de Moraes Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Beatriz Medeiros de Melo Melo Instituto Federal de Alagoas
  • Lara Abrão de Moraes Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7984.2016v15nesp1p179

Abstract

From research carried out in two cities in the state of São Paulo – Santo Antônio da Alegria, located in the northeast, and Jales, located in the northwest – with families of small farmers, we aimed to analyze in this article the roles played by women for social reproduction the family group in the context of the steady advance of sugarcane production and the process of land appropriation of the family farmers by the plants, either through purchase or through leasing. Women are important agents not only to guarantee the domestic and commercial production, but also for the preservation of material assets (land) and intangible (festivals, traditions and memory) and the solidification of identity ties. The methodology is based on qualitative data and direct observation.

Author Biographies

Maria Aparecida de Moraes Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Professora livre-docente da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Professora visitante Sênior (CAPES) do PPG/Sociologia/UFSCar. Pesquisadora do CNPq. 

Beatriz Medeiros de Melo Melo, Instituto Federal de Alagoas

Professora do Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL).

Lara Abrão de Moraes, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Mestra em economia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP).

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Published

2016-10-14

Issue

Vol. 15 (2016)

Section

Thematic Dossier

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