Fatalism in peasant labor: from submission to the possibilities of rupture

This article focuses on discussing fatalism in peasant labor and its possibilities of rupture. It is based on the theoretical contributions of Ignacio Mart ín-Baró and takes as an empirical reference the reports of peasants from the Center-South region of the State of Paraná, Brazil. The reports were obtained through a conversation circle with agroecologist farmers and semi-structured interviews with five tobacco-producing families. Taking tobacco p roduction and the diversification of this production for agroecological agriculture as an example, this work seeks to highlight labor relations as a source of fatalism in the context of the peasantry, and the recovery of historical memory, social organization and class practice as dimensions present in its process of rupture.
Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research