Construção social da masculinidade : produção de discursos e práticas de gênero no contexto da religião evangélica

Abstract

This thesis aims to understand the relationship between evangelical religion and the construction of gender based on the production and dissemination of discourses about masculinity. Focusing on the Lagoinha Global, data collection and analysis are carried out through participant observation, interviews and research in secondary sources. It analyzes how the official discourse elaborates and institutionalizes definitions of being a man, and how the faithful position themselves in relation to the current male model. In conclusion, the data point to an ambivalence in the construction of masculinity. On the one hand, there is a flexibilization of social roles by defending the docility of men through participation in domestic activities, raising children and dedication to marriage. On the other hand, men's access to and permanence in centers of power is supported, resulting in the maintenance of male domination.