“On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará

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Autor(a) principal: Medaets, Chantal
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/16474
Resumo: In this paper, I confront the current discussions about the bill against corporal punishment of children in Brazil, with field observations of educative and disciplinary practices in two rural villages on the shores of the Tapajós River (Brazilian Amazon). Ethnographic research in these villages shows that there is a strong hierarchy between generations and parents’ permissiveness is one of the “defects” less tolerated; it is perceived as an evidence of lack of love. Corporal punishment does exist, but is kept to a minimum. There is an ambivalence in parents’ opinions: on one side, all interviewees are against the interdiction of corporal punishment, claiming it is important to be permitted to use physical punishment if necessary, on the other hand, they mention the embarrassment they experience on these occasions and many mention the risk of physical punishment becoming usual. The most valued attitude is one that successfully instills respect in children vis-à-vis adults who educate them with the least possible violence. The paper also considers the role of threatening injunctions and the crucial margin of discretion set by the environment (social and physical), elements that critically shape children’s daily experience.
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spelling “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará“A prometida”: normas educativas e práticas disciplinares em comunidades ribeirinhas da região do Tapajós, estado do ParáAmazonian river-dwellers. Education. Disciplinary practices. Physical punishment.Comunidades ribeirinhas. Educação. Práticas disciplinares. Castigos físicos.In this paper, I confront the current discussions about the bill against corporal punishment of children in Brazil, with field observations of educative and disciplinary practices in two rural villages on the shores of the Tapajós River (Brazilian Amazon). Ethnographic research in these villages shows that there is a strong hierarchy between generations and parents’ permissiveness is one of the “defects” less tolerated; it is perceived as an evidence of lack of love. Corporal punishment does exist, but is kept to a minimum. There is an ambivalence in parents’ opinions: on one side, all interviewees are against the interdiction of corporal punishment, claiming it is important to be permitted to use physical punishment if necessary, on the other hand, they mention the embarrassment they experience on these occasions and many mention the risk of physical punishment becoming usual. The most valued attitude is one that successfully instills respect in children vis-à-vis adults who educate them with the least possible violence. The paper also considers the role of threatening injunctions and the crucial margin of discretion set by the environment (social and physical), elements that critically shape children’s daily experience.Este artigo é fruto da confrontação entre a atual discussão em torno do projeto de lei contra os castigos físicos na educação das crianças no Brasil e as práticas educativas e disciplinares observadas nas comunidades ribeirinhas da região do Tapajós. A pesquisa etnográfica realizada em duas destas comunidades (13 meses de campo entre 2010 e 2012) revela que as relações parentais ali são marcadas por uma forte hierarquia e que, o que é localmente percebido como permissividade de pais ou cuidadores, é considerado uma “falha” parental das mais graves, interpretada inclusive como falta de amor. Neste contexto, os castigos físicos integram o repertório de dispositivos disciplinares. No entanto, a análise dos dados mostra uma ambivalência na opinião de pais e cuidadores: por um lado, eles são unanimemente contrários à proibição legal dos castigos físicos, reivindicando a importância de poder recorrer à eles, por outro, sua aplicação não deixa de provocar desconforto e a maioria das pessoas relata a importância de não tornar a prática uma rotina, buscando em cada caso uma “justa medida”. A atitude mais valorizada é aquela que instaura eficazmente respeito e obediência das crianças em relação aos adultos que os educam, mas com o mínimo de violência física possível. O papel das ameaças e a crucial margem de liberdade que o conjunto do ambiente (físico e social) oferece às crianças são também evocados no artigo, já que esses elementos marcam de maneira determinante a experiência cotidiana das crianças neste contexto.Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2014-01-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/1647410.15448/1984-7289.2013.2.16474Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2013): Childhoods and children: knowledge, technologies and practices; e1-e14Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2013): Infâncias e crianças: saberes, tecnologias e práticas; e1-e14Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 13 n. 2 (2013): Infâncias e crianças: saberes, tecnologias e práticas; e1-e141984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2013.2reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/16474/10832Copyright (c) 2016 Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociaishttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMedaets, Chantal2022-02-23T14:15:21Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/16474Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/oaiPRIhttp://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/oaicivitas@pucrs.br1984-72891519-6089opendoar:2022-02-23T14:15:21Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
“A prometida”: normas educativas e práticas disciplinares em comunidades ribeirinhas da região do Tapajós, estado do Pará
title “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
spellingShingle “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
Medaets, Chantal
Amazonian river-dwellers. Education. Disciplinary practices. Physical punishment.
Comunidades ribeirinhas. Educação. Práticas disciplinares. Castigos físicos.
title_short “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
title_full “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
title_fullStr “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
title_full_unstemmed “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
title_sort “On the bench”: educational norms and disciplinary practices in riverside communities in the Tapajós region, Pará
author Medaets, Chantal
author_facet Medaets, Chantal
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Medaets, Chantal
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Amazonian river-dwellers. Education. Disciplinary practices. Physical punishment.
Comunidades ribeirinhas. Educação. Práticas disciplinares. Castigos físicos.
topic Amazonian river-dwellers. Education. Disciplinary practices. Physical punishment.
Comunidades ribeirinhas. Educação. Práticas disciplinares. Castigos físicos.
description In this paper, I confront the current discussions about the bill against corporal punishment of children in Brazil, with field observations of educative and disciplinary practices in two rural villages on the shores of the Tapajós River (Brazilian Amazon). Ethnographic research in these villages shows that there is a strong hierarchy between generations and parents’ permissiveness is one of the “defects” less tolerated; it is perceived as an evidence of lack of love. Corporal punishment does exist, but is kept to a minimum. There is an ambivalence in parents’ opinions: on one side, all interviewees are against the interdiction of corporal punishment, claiming it is important to be permitted to use physical punishment if necessary, on the other hand, they mention the embarrassment they experience on these occasions and many mention the risk of physical punishment becoming usual. The most valued attitude is one that successfully instills respect in children vis-à-vis adults who educate them with the least possible violence. The paper also considers the role of threatening injunctions and the crucial margin of discretion set by the environment (social and physical), elements that critically shape children’s daily experience.
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