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O Poder do Macho
O poder do macho - A discriminação contra mulher e o negro na Brasil é socialmente construída para beneficiar quem controla o poder econômico e político. E o poder é macho e é branco.
Heleieth Saffioti, ensaísta, socióloga e advogada, mostra que esse processo baseia-se no patriarcado, no racismo e no capitalismo. Assim, fica claro que é o conjunto desses três sistemas que deve ser enfrentado, visando à construção de uma sociedade mais justa.
Historicamente, a luta contra apenas uma dessas características de dominação mostro-se um erro e resultou em derrota.
Heleieth Saffioti, ensaísta, socióloga e advogada, mostra que esse processo baseia-se no patriarcado, no racismo e no capitalismo. Assim, fica claro que é o conjunto desses três sistemas que deve ser enfrentado, visando à construção de uma sociedade mais justa.
Historicamente, a luta contra apenas uma dessas características de dominação mostro-se um erro e resultou em derrota.
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First published January 1, 1987
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Heleieth Saffioti
8 books18 followersHeleieth Iara Bongiovani Saffioti was a Brazilian sociologist, teacher and feminist activist.
Saffioti was the daughter of a seamstress and a mason. She was born in Ibirá in the state of São Paulo. She graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1960. In the same year, she began her first academic research on women's condition in Brazil, a theme that would be the object of her thesis for the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Araraquara, the São Paulo State University (UNESP), entitled A mulher na sociedade de classe: mito e realidade(Woman in class society: myth and reality), under Professor Florestan Fernandes, which Saffioti defended in 1967 and was published in 1976. The book was a best-seller in its time and in the present day, it is still used as a reference in gender studies.[1]
She was a professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and visiting professor at the School of Social Service Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She created a Gender Studies Center, Class and Ethnicity at UFRJ, supervised theses at PUC-SP and retired from UNESP (Araraquara campus), of which he was professor emeritus. Although she had her academic positions, she did not affiliate with other organizations as she did not want to lose her "freedom of thought".[2] In 2005, she was included in the collective statement "1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize", coordinated by the Swiss organization Women for Peace Around the World, which aimed at recognizing the role of women in peace efforts. Among the 1000 women were 51 Brazilians.
Saffioti was married to the physical chemist Waldemar Saffioti, professor, author of textbooks and councilor in Araraquara. In 2000, shortly after her husband's death, she decided to donate the couple's farm in Araraquara to UNESP, which was turned into a cultural center. She remained active until the end of her life. She died at the age of 76 due to hypertension. There were no children.
Saffioti was the daughter of a seamstress and a mason. She was born in Ibirá in the state of São Paulo. She graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1960. In the same year, she began her first academic research on women's condition in Brazil, a theme that would be the object of her thesis for the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Araraquara, the São Paulo State University (UNESP), entitled A mulher na sociedade de classe: mito e realidade(Woman in class society: myth and reality), under Professor Florestan Fernandes, which Saffioti defended in 1967 and was published in 1976. The book was a best-seller in its time and in the present day, it is still used as a reference in gender studies.[1]
She was a professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and visiting professor at the School of Social Service Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She created a Gender Studies Center, Class and Ethnicity at UFRJ, supervised theses at PUC-SP and retired from UNESP (Araraquara campus), of which he was professor emeritus. Although she had her academic positions, she did not affiliate with other organizations as she did not want to lose her "freedom of thought".[2] In 2005, she was included in the collective statement "1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize", coordinated by the Swiss organization Women for Peace Around the World, which aimed at recognizing the role of women in peace efforts. Among the 1000 women were 51 Brazilians.
Saffioti was married to the physical chemist Waldemar Saffioti, professor, author of textbooks and councilor in Araraquara. In 2000, shortly after her husband's death, she decided to donate the couple's farm in Araraquara to UNESP, which was turned into a cultural center. She remained active until the end of her life. She died at the age of 76 due to hypertension. There were no children.
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August 28, 2019
Livro curto e ótimo para indicar como introdução ao feminismo, seja para mulheres ou homens (a autora toca na questão dos malefícios do patriarcado ao homem). Com uma linguagem acessível, a Safiotti defende neste livro a Democracia com D maiúsculo e a luta pelo fim da estrutura de dominação-exploração, como ela chama, formada conjuntamente pelo patriarcado, racismo estrutural e capitalismo. “O Poder do Macho” não é só importante pela introdução a luta a esta estrutura, mas também o é porque trata do Brasil e de nossas características sociais. O livro foi escrito nos anos 80, mas continua atual e necessário. Hoje, ele está esgotado, mas pode ser encontrado em sebos ou em pdf na internet. Indico fortemente!
July 1, 2022
"Quando a maioria dos homens, que sofrem a dominação da minoria poderosa, descobrir que seus "privilégios" significam tambem limitações, constrangimentos, falta de liberdade, estará pronta a perceber como sociais os processos que the pareciam naturais", é mais ou menos assim que Heleieth Safiotti uma das sociólogas feministas pioneiras do Brasil conclui seu livro O Poder do Macho. Chamada para escrever um livro em "português" e não "sociologuês" pela editora Moderna, já em 1987 a autora captava bem algo que os estudos de masculinidades vão repetir no século XXI: o machismo, o masculinismo e o poder da macheza não constrange apenas as mulheres ou os homossexuais, mas também o próprio macho. É o triângulo "patriarcado-racismo-capitalismo" que a autora propõe como originadoroes da dupla "dominação-exploração" de toda a humanidade, não se excetuando aí as elites brancas, masculinas, ricas e adultas. É encantador ver as conclusões que a socióloga já tomava do Brasil oitentista que se refletem atualmente com poucas mudanças. É nosso dever como seres humanos denunciar essas injustiças e lutar contra elas.
May 18, 2020
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