Politics in Family. Kinship and political factions at a Zona da Mata’s township in Minas Gerais.

Authors

  • Luciano Senna Peres Barbosa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v21i21p119-136

Keywords:

Family, Politics, Elections, Political factions, Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the ways in which family boundaries are updated during political disputes in a municipality in the region of Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais. More specifically, we intend to understand the meanings of following the vote of the family head, and how kinship relationships are used by individuals during the negotiations of political positioning in the electoral period. To this end, in the paper´s first part, we present the ways in which the notions of família and parente are manipulated in everyday life, revealing a specific way of defining the role of kinship relationships.

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Published

2012-03-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 21 (2012)

Section

Articles and Essays

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How to Cite

Peres Barbosa, L. S. (2012). Politics in Family. Kinship and political factions at a Zona da Mata’s township in Minas Gerais. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 21(21), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v21i21p119-136