“Onde o filho chora e a mãe não vê”: dilemas na permanência de jovens mães negras universitárias

Abstract

This work aims to discuss the relationships between gender, race, maternity, work, student life and permanence, as well as to analyze strategies and challenges encountered by young black mothers, from the Social Work course of UFRB, to stay in university. For this, a qualitative exploratory research was carried out, where the literature review, field research through semi-structure interviews and, later, content analysis were used as methodology. The research is structured in three chapters. At first, it presents a theoretical position that traverses the historical relations between gender and patriarchy, associating with the challenges and perspectives of being young, mother, black, working and university. Later, the history of the Reconcavo of Bahia, the Federal University of the Reconcavo of Bahia and the permanence in the Center of Arts Humanities and Letters is presented. Finally, the narratives of the young black mothers of the UFRB Social Service course are analyzed.