Agricultural body-building: Incorporations of gender, body and work

Brandth, Berit

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.05.009

Cited by 56 publications

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“…In an agricultural context Trauger et al (2008) suggest another possibility, that a combination of physiology (less physical strength) and culture (less technical competence due to lack of education) leads women to select strategies that require less strength and limited use of large equipment -consequently favouring agricultural approaches that are less energy intensive. However, in contrast, Brandth (2006) observes that the failure of women to operate large machinery is attributable to its cultural construction as a male domain (a social constructivist perspective) rather than a matter of ability.…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 93%

The influence of farmer demographic characteristics on environmental behaviour: A review

Burton¹

2014

Journal of Environmental Management

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Many agricultural studies have observed a relationship between farmer demographic characteristics and environmental behaviours. These relationships are frequently employed in the construction of models, the identification of farmer types, or as part of more descriptive analyses aimed at understanding farmers' environmental behaviour. However, they have also often been found to be inconsistent or contradictory. Although a considerable body of literature has built up around the subject area, research has a tendency to focus on factors such as the direction, strength and consistency of the relationship -leaving the issue of causality largely to speculation. This review addresses this gap by reviewing literature on 4 key demographic variables: age, experience, education, and gender for hypothesised causal links.Overall the review indicates that the issue of causality is a complex one. Inconsistent relationships can be attributed to the presence of multiple causal pathways, the role of scheme factors in determining which pathway is important, inadequately specified measurements of demographic characteristics, and the treatment of non-linear causalities as linear. In addition, all demographic characteristics were perceived to be influenced (to varying extents) by cultural-historical patterns leading to cohort effects or socialised differences in the relationship with environmental behaviour. The paper concludes that more work is required on the issue of causality.

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Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 93%

The influence of farmer demographic characteristics on environmental behaviour: A review

Burton¹

2014

Journal of Environmental Management

204

104

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“…Tais pressupostos contemplam práticas sociais e culturais endereçadas às mulheres, que assumem um lugar diferenciado em todo o processo, desde a produção até a comercialização. Ao conferir um lugar diferenciado à mulher, a atuação na agricultura orgânica pode ser um indicativo de rompimento com os lugares secundários -de assessoria e subordinação às atividades desenvolvidas pelos homens -destinados à mulher na agricultura tradicional (Brandth, 2006).…”

Section: Gênero E Novas Ruralidadesunclassified

“…Entre eles estão: a dependência financeira e a hegemonia ideológica dos homens (Allen, 2002), a dificuldade da mulher de acesso à herança (Bryant & Pini, 2009;Wright & Annes, 2014), a primazia da associação do trabalho agrícola aos corpos masculinos (Brandth, 2006), além dos obstáculos naturalizados pela família, comunidade e pela própria mulher (Suárez, 2008).…”

Section: Considerações Finaisunclassified

Mulheres Em Contextos Rurais: Um Mapeamento Sobre Gênero E Ruralidade

2016

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Resumo O artigo objetiva mapear a produção de conhecimento nas áreas das ciências da saúde, humanas e sociais sobre gênero e ruralidade, a partir de uma análise crítica. Para isso, foram realizadas buscas no sítio Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior com as palavras-chave: gênero e rural, gênero e ruralidade, mulher e rural, mulher e ruralidade, no período de 2000-2014. A seleção gerou um total de 108 artigos, dos quais 25, que apresentavam discussões acerca dos modos de vida das mulheres em contextos rurais, foram incluídos neste estudo. A análise abordou discussões sobre as relações de gênero em espaços rurais e gênero e novas ruralidades. As produções analisadas reconhecem os avanços na temática de gênero em espaços rurais, no entanto, demarcam a necessidade de uma maior presença das teorias feministas na constituição de abordagens teóricas e metodológicas junto a esses contextos.

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“…First, the concept of intersectionality highlights the heterogeneous and multiple positions and identities of women and builds on Liepins and Schick's concept of seriality. Second, the ground-breaking work of Brandth (2006) on the gendered embodiment of agricultural work treats the body as a topic for understanding women's agricultural work. Women's bodies, work, and machinery are discursively incorporated into each other and give each other meaning, which complements and extends use of the Liepins and Schick (1998) concept of discourse.…”

Section: Identity Embodiment and Trust In Farmer Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These discourses of farming as a male occupation are tied to images about gendered bodies. As Brandth (2006) notes, farm work means working with the body. Working bodies in agriculture are clearly gendered with the masculine body taking center stage both materially and symbolically.…”

Section: Discourses Of Gender and Embodimentmentioning

confidence: 99%