Prática de xitique entre mulheres vendedeiras de roupa no mercado Xiquelene, cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The present work analyzes the practice of shit among women clothing sellers in the Xiquelene market in the city of Maputo, and aims to understand what leads women to to practice shit and how this practice occurs. In the literature consulted, the practice of shitique is analyzed from two perspectives, one social and the other economic, where the social and economic factor they are presented and analyzed separately while in daily life they are always interconnected, which constitutes the problem of this study. Guided by the theoretical perspective of social representation and by the observation technique, combined with semi-structured interviews between the months of February to April 2016, I noticed that the practice of shit among women clothing sellers is a mutual aid mechanism or a form of solidarity that the groups use in their daily lives, this practice being the result of the historical process, as well as the other solidarity actions. In this way, I understand that the practice of shit is a mutual aid mechanism and a form of everyday solidarity, to which women clothing sellers in the Xiquelene market resort as a way to overcome economic problems related to poor sales performance and also to weak power to acquire material goods. Therefore, in the context of the practice of shit among clothing sellers in the Xiquelene market, the social and economic aspects cannot be dissociated because, in addition to the monetary contribution, this practice aims at providing solidarity and mutual aid and also, the strengthening the bonds of friendship between this group of salespeople. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)