Juventude e desemprego: uma análise da relação entre um grupo de vendedores de roupa a partir da Avenida Guerra Popular na Baixa da Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The present study is ethnographic in nature and sought to understand the relationship established between a group of young clothing sellers from Avenida Popular Popular in downtown Maputo city. The work made it possible to identify the different practices and discourses developed in the sector of this activity and made it possible to describe the daily activities of the same activities in the workplace. work. The research was based on the theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism defended by Margaret Mead (1973) that allowed to analyze the form and the level of interaction and the motivations young people to opt for informal trade. The interpretation and analysis of the data collected during the research carried out in downtown Maputo on Avenida Guerra Popular also made it possible to perceive that young clothes sellers share speeches and practices in their daily lives and are motivated by unemployment and the consequent lack of options. The methodological approach of the present study is ethnographic, taking into account what are the social representations, habits, beliefs and attitudes, and had direct observation and semi-structured interviews as research techniques. Finally, from the study it was possible to realize that what motivates young people to practice these activities, is the search for solutions to satisfy basic needs within their households, and that these activities, namely informal salesperson constitute a source of income. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)