Ilha de Santana: entre o rural e o urbano

Abstract

This work aims to establish an incursion in the field of rural sociology. Thereby, this study used the theoretical contributions that are based on the discussions about new ruralities, understood as social representations which would have as the primary issue, according to Carneiro (2008) the role of identifying the place and the meaning these rural categories and urban fill in social relations. From this perspective, the research was conducted in the Ilha de Santana district, located on the right bank of the Amazon River, outside the headquarters of Santana. The study is qualitative, consisting of bibliographic study about the locality and field , as well as participative observation, by lifting socioeconomics data through forms and directed interviews with the locals. Thus was adopted, for the purpose of this work, the method of analyzing the relationship between urban and rural, in this location, such as simultaneous relations, assessing the changes that are expressed in their social and cultural environments. Thus, characteristics of ruralities were found in Ilha de Santana expressed in the point of view of social actors by attributing to the location meanings, and uses of the rural and urban, highlighting the peculiarities of the place, their way of life and their bonds.