Banca de DEFESA: ANA CLARA DANTAS DOS SANTOS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANA CLARA DANTAS DOS SANTOS
DATE: 06/09/2022
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala 622 Labpsi
TITLE:

THE EXPERIENCE OF SOLO MATERNITY FOR WOMEN USING THE REFERENCE CENTER IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

KEY WORDS:

family; solo maternity; feminism; interseccionality;

PAGES: 178
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

The present work sought to understand how women users of a Social Assistance Reference Center experience solo motherhood. The study focused on single-parent families that, in the present work, are associated with the term single mother, given that this woman is the only responsible for parental roles, as well as for the home and maintenance of the family nucleus. It is important to highlight that they are families composed primarily of women, which can be explained from the social gender roles, which are delineated by the patriarchal heritage and the sexual division of labor in intersection with other social markers such as race and class, and that historically imposed the central role of women in household chores and child care. Considering this scenario, the general objective of this study was to understand the experience of being a single mother for women who use a Reference Center for Social Assistance in the city of Natal/Rio Grande do Norte. As specific objectives, we list: a) to analyze the life stories of these women and how the markers of gender, race, class, territory affect their experiences as single mothers; b) investigate the survival strategies produced in women's daily lives; The research was developed together with CRAS Ponta Negra, using semi-structured narrative interviews with four women who spoke about their life stories and experiences as single mothers. The data were analyzed by the perspective of the intersectional feminist perspective and four axes of analysis were listed: Work and income, family, motherhood and community relations. From our research, it was possible to identify that these women take care of their children alone, doing what is possible to be able to reconcile mothering activities with domestic activities and work, which are, in general, informal and precarious. In addition, they are women who depend on government benefits to be able to guarantee the monthly amount sufficient to support their home. The research also confirmed the unequal weight of maternity and paternity, since single mothers point out the father's omission in the financial provision and in the care part. Furthermore, the study highlighted the need to think about public policies that directly benefit the single mother through the generation of income and jobs, in addition to creating spaces for socializing care for children, such as day care centers.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2086520 - CANDIDA MARIA BEZERRA DANTAS
Externa ao Programa - 1149518 - SILVANA MARA DE MORAIS DOS SANTOS - nullExterna à Instituição - TABITA AIJA SILVA MOREIRA