As representações sociais do trabalho entre um grupo de praticantes de ginástica laboral: um estudo de caso do Centro Universitário FEEVALE

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2006

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This study investigates the Labor Representations among the participants of the Labor Gymnastics group at Centro Universitário Feevale, and it aims at identifying how the Social Representations of Work manifest among the participants, in a study case. The methodology adopted is based on the Comprehensive Sociology (WEBER, 1999), within the qualitative research paradigm, and reading and interpreting data is made through phenomenology (SCHÜTZ, in MYNAYO, 2000). The researched group was composed by 8 (eight) female employees from the Cleaning Sector and the tools used for data collection were semi-structured interviews, focal group, participant observation and the field diary. The theoretical references mentioned: labor and its productive restructuration, where the centrality of work is discussed (ANTUNES, 2002 and 2003; POCHMANN, 2001) and the finality of work (GORZ, 1988, 2003 and 2004; OFFE, 1989, 1991); the Social Representations (MOSCOVICI, 2004), where a little of this recent theory is explained; and the Labor Gymnastics (CAÑETE, 1996; LIMA, 2003) was presented from its historical origin, its methodology and its benefits. We noticed that the Representations of Work are very strong, faced as a surviving and obligation, also having a central meaning in our participants lives. At the same time, we noticed that a critical and questioning point of view started to come up, in a process where sedentarism will not prevail. The Labor Gymnastics is well received by the workers, who emphasize all of its benefits, as we do. We have to mention the important role of Labor Gymnastics as a way of educating people through health and life quality. We hope this research can serve as a source to other researchers, as well as stimulus for a greater approximation between Physical Education and the Social Applied Sciences

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life quality ginástica laboral labor gymnastics sociologia qualidade de vida representações sociais saúde trabalho social representations labor work health

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