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Work relations and helping in the lives of Amazon rural women workers

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Sampaio, Cláudia Regina Brandão
Nina, Socorro de Fátima Moraes
Moraes, Rosângela Dutra de

Abstract / Description

Changes in methods of agricultural production have impacted on the lives of those involved in this sector. New social relations, technologies, values and landscapes have been introduced as well as potential risks to health. Female workers have a specific experience that requires a closer analysis to understand their situation. The research addresses the interrelationship of health, work, and the environment of women agriculturalists in a rural Amazonian community. This focus allows the identification and understanding of relations between the women and the actors with whom they share daily activities and the implications for health, work, and self-image. Using qualitative methods the experiences of 47 women were captured through collective interviews, which were analysed by Nucleus of Meaning Analysis (NMA), adapted from Categorical Content Analysis. Work is central to the lives of the women workers but is attributed with different meanings depending on the context and the relationship. It was found that the relationship with employers increases the risk of workplace exploitation; with male partners work is characterised as ‘helping’. Work with female co-workers increases a sense of identity, strengthens social bonds and an ability to solve problems. In conclusion, in addition to issues related to production methods, the subjective relational universe of these workers is marked by a complexity that impacts on their lives and health. The authors suggest that research on the impact of daily life and workplace on health considers the different and complex relations and subjective demands, especially in contexts endowed with uniqueness.

Keyword(s)

interpersonal relationship labor work recognition woman agriculturalists

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Date of first publication

2017-06-02

Journal title

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Volume

11

Issue

Supp1

Page numbers

11–21

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Sampaio, C. R. B., Nina, S. d. F. M., & Moraes, R. D. d. (2017). Work relations and helping in the lives of Amazon rural women workers. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 11(Supp1), 11–21. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11isupp1.248
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sampaio, Cláudia Regina Brandão
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Nina, Socorro de Fátima Moraes
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Moraes, Rosângela Dutra de
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-05T08:44:23Z
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    2018-12-05T08:44:23Z
  • Date of first publication
    2017-06-02
  • Abstract / Description
    Changes in methods of agricultural production have impacted on the lives of those involved in this sector. New social relations, technologies, values and landscapes have been introduced as well as potential risks to health. Female workers have a specific experience that requires a closer analysis to understand their situation. The research addresses the interrelationship of health, work, and the environment of women agriculturalists in a rural Amazonian community. This focus allows the identification and understanding of relations between the women and the actors with whom they share daily activities and the implications for health, work, and self-image. Using qualitative methods the experiences of 47 women were captured through collective interviews, which were analysed by Nucleus of Meaning Analysis (NMA), adapted from Categorical Content Analysis. Work is central to the lives of the women workers but is attributed with different meanings depending on the context and the relationship. It was found that the relationship with employers increases the risk of workplace exploitation; with male partners work is characterised as ‘helping’. Work with female co-workers increases a sense of identity, strengthens social bonds and an ability to solve problems. In conclusion, in addition to issues related to production methods, the subjective relational universe of these workers is marked by a complexity that impacts on their lives and health. The authors suggest that research on the impact of daily life and workplace on health considers the different and complex relations and subjective demands, especially in contexts endowed with uniqueness.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Sampaio, C. R. B., Nina, S. d. F. M., & Moraes, R. D. d. (2017). Work relations and helping in the lives of Amazon rural women workers. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 11(Supp1), 11–21. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11isupp1.248
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  • ISSN
    1981-6472
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1772
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2138
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11isupp1.248
  • Keyword(s)
    interpersonal relationship
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  • Keyword(s)
    labor
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  • Keyword(s)
    work
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  • Keyword(s)
    recognition
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  • Keyword(s)
    woman agriculturalists
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Work relations and helping in the lives of Amazon rural women workers
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    Supp1
  • Journal title
    Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Page numbers
    11–21
  • Volume
    11
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