Análise da Influência dos ritos de iniciação na escolarização da rapariga: estudo de caso da comunidade Maconde da zona Militar da Cidade de Maputo - Bairro da Coop

Abstract

The study is about the influence of initiation rites on girls' schooling, a case study of the Maconde Community of the Military Zone of Maputo City, with the general objective of to analyse the influence of the initiation rites on the schooling of girls from the Maconde community community in the Military Zone. Recourse was made to qualitative research with an exploratory character, having used as used as data collection techniques a focus group discussion, a semi-structured interview and bibliographical research. The sample of the present study was composed of (30) respondents, being three (3) elderly women, (20) girls and (6) fathers and mothers of the girls and (1) head of the block, selected on the basis of non-probability sampling, by accessibility and convenience. With the present study we observed that the initiation rites in the Maconde Community of the Military Zone are performed during the months of December to January, the period of school holidays. It was also observed that the initiation rites for the Maconde people have a great meaning because it is a period of transition from childhood to period of transition from childhood to adulthood, i.e., of the acquisition of a more respectable status in society. respectable status in society, it is a means of socialization and education of the girl where she learns new ways of behaving as a member of society. Thus, it was concluded that for the Maconde community living in the military zone, the initiation rites do not exert a negative influence influence on the girl's schooling, because they are performed in a period outside school and the teachings acquired in this ceremony help in the formation of the personality of the girl, in the development of skills to know how to be with others and in the care of personal hygiene.

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