A Feira agroecológica como espaço de produção de práticas culturais : identidade, alimentação e relações psicossociais

• Autor(a) principal: Cuervo, Maria Rita Macedo
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_RS
• Texto Completo: http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/6913
• topic: IDENTIDADE CULTURAL; FEIRAS LIVRES; ECOLOGIA AGRÍCOLA; PSICOLOGIA SOCIAL; CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

This study, presented as a requirement for the degree of Doctor of Psychology, brings reflections on identity, cultural, psychosocial and ideological elements involved on eating through an agroecological fair. Objectives: to understand the agroecological fair FAE as a community of culturally significant food practices in the axis of production, distribution, preparation and consumption. Identify the cultural, social and ideological elements, and the types of relationships between social actors involved. Methods: it were conducted three studies. In the first, an trial, discusses the psychosocial aspects involved in food processing. Once the choice about what to eat [,] in today's society is culturally guided by broader processes of global society, it is essential also consider the setting of contemporary capitalism and its impact on production of subjectivities. Food processes are no exception in this dynamic capitalist. The second article presents ethnographic reflections on the agroecological fair in Porto Alegre. During the research at the street market and especially by the approach of the actors, through conversations, diary and photographs, it was possible to see subjectivity in relationships. The third article deals with the discussions about the interviews. The data analysis were performed through content analysis, focusing on thematic analysis. The typesetting helped in discussions and new meanings. Results: It was possible to identify [,] through the "voice of the food," things like confidence and sociability in social relations, consumption as a form of political participation and responsibility in relation to social and environmental problems. A concern with food and health. Final thoughts: the participation in the fair can be seen as a search for alternatives to the environmental crisis, social and identity of contemporary society. The food that comes from fair has identity, is spiced with ideals and social relations, with touch of memory and affection.