A mulher e o cotidiano da casa: estudo numa comunidade pesqueira do litoral do Pará.

Abstract

The proposal of the research was to carry out an exploratory study regarding the daily activities performed by women in the community of Praia de Camará (Marapanim/PA), emphasizing women's domestic work, consisting of the angle of analysis and interpretation of this study, as well as to investigate complementarily extra domestic activities. The basic methodological procedure was field research; the complementary techniques were the application of forms (for socioeconomic survey); formal and informal interviews with community members. And I worked with the testimony of 9 fixed informants (6 women and 3 men) in the data collection. Ten tasks were registered, of which seven are more prominent and are considered indispensable to the activity of a housewife in Camará. The tasks, in general, listed by the women are I. prepare food; 2. collect water from the well; 3. take care of the children; 4. clean and tidy the house and the kitchen; 5. take care of the domestic animals; 6. take care of the home garden; 7. wash clothes; 8. sew; 9. take sarnambi (a mollusk used in food); 10. collect firewood. In the organization of the tasks, a minimum of 5 tasks are performed every day, at different times of the day (morning, afternoon, and evening), with the recurrence of these tasks at various times throughout the day. It is important to emphasize the need to understand the social position of women in these societies, which make up such a representative part of Amazonian social life (CNPq, FNMA).