Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: AMANDA DE MEDEIROS LIMA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : AMANDA DE MEDEIROS LIMA
DATE: 08/12/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Híbrido – Laboratório de Psicologia
TITLE:

THE VIA CRUCIS OF THE GIRLS WHO BECAME PREGNANT AS A RESULT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE PERNAMBUCANO SERTAO

 

KEY WORDS:

Sexual Abuse; Adolescent; Pregnancy; Sertao.

PAGES: 174
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

Sexual violence against girls is a serious public health problem in Brazil, marked by inequalities of gender, class, race, age, and territory. In the Pernambuco hinterland, where the precariousness of public policies is combined with deep-rooted patriarchal moralities, these episodes become even more complex, especially when they result in pregnancies that alter the course of adolescents' lives. Given this scenario, this doctoral research aims to analyze the experiences of adolescents after the confirmation of a pregnancy resulting from sexual violence, investigating the social and cultural determinants that permeate these experiences and their consequences. These objectives unfold into understanding adolescents' access to essential health, social assistance, education, and protection services, and identifying the repercussions of this event on their life trajectories. The theoretical framework is based on Social Reproduction Theory and Marxist feminism, allowing sexual violence and early motherhood to be interpreted as expressions of structures of exploitation that organize the reproduction of life in contexts marked by inequality. Methodologically, this is a qualitative study, guided by historical-dialectical materialism and with data analysis anchored in the Nuclei of Meaning. Methodologically, this is a qualitative study, guided by historical-dialectical materialism and with data analysis anchored in the Nuclei of Meaning. Data collection is carried out through interviews with professionals from the protection network, religious leaders, adolescents, and family members, ensuring anonymity through pseudonyms inspired by the flora of the Sertão. To date, 14 people have been interviewed, including professionals from the health, social assistance, education, and justice systems, as well as religious leaders. Preliminary analyses point to nuclei of meaning that highlight the influence of religiosity, the naturalization of violence as an affective relationship, and the structural failures of the protection network. These findings reveal the persistence of patriarchal, racial, age, and territorial structures that shape the reproduction of sexual violence in the region and reinforce the need for more effective and intersectoral public policies. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - VALERIA NEPOMUCENO TELES DE MENDONÇA
Presidente - 1720819 - ILANA LEMOS DE PAIVA
Externa ao Programa - 6350812 - SYMONE FERNANDES DE MELO - null