Os homens da vila : um estudo sobre relações de genero num universo de prostituição feminina

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

This is an anthropological study about the conventions of masculinity and femininity in the red-light district of female prostitution located in the central area of the city of Rio de Janeiro/RJ : the Vila Mimosa. The study population consists of a wide range of men who go to this area for several reasons: socialization, masculinity, work and sex, and whom I have called the regulars. The regulars are those who may relate to the prostitute as a client, a boyfriend, a husband, a protector, a privileged. Thus, he is always in a position of about to become. ln the Rio de Janeiros s context, the practice of protection/care - a masculine attribute - which is crucial in the universe of values of prostitution, associated with financial support, and above all, the possibility of a distinctive status for the provider, constitute a model of masculinity, which I call here as the symbolic provider- which transcends the bodies of men and circulates among men and women. This analysis is also focused on the study of bravery, another gender attribute that constitutes the population studied. Por these reasons, this thesis investigates the models of masculinity in the female prostitution. ln this debate, I intend to reveal elements that go beyond the world of prostitution, bringing clues for the understanding of gender relationships in other social contexts

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prostitution sexualidade prostituição feminina - rio dejaneiro (rj) genero sex mulheres body gender women urban anthropology corpo antropologia urbana

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