Abstract

DIMENSTEIN, Magda et al. Programa Bolsa Família and the dynamics of quilombola families. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.55, pp.554-572. ISSN 2175-1390.

The aim is to discuss the effects of the Programa Bolsa Família on the family dynamics and on the daily management of beneficiary women living two rural quilombola communities in the northeastern Brazil. 72 women were interviewed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. There is a centrality of women as an organizg element of daily life and responsible for establishing intergenerational bonds, as well as a link that bring communities together insofar as they bridge the gap between the domestic world and the community. The reproduction of traditional gender roles related to care and the maintenance of inequalities regarding the division of tasks and decision-making within families is observed, with an overload for women. PBF interferes in family dynamics in three dimensions: marital relationships, motherhood and child care, and community relationships. Effects of autonomy and increase in decision-making power can be felt, which reflect in practices of resistance and subversion in everyday life.

Keywords : Women; Quilombola; Family dynamics; Gender; Rural.

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