Meaning process at work for artisan workers acting in a capital city of the brazilian northeast

The objective of this research is to contribute to an understanding of the process of signification in the work for artisanal workers in a capital city of the Northeast of Brazil. Such a process is defined as the articulation between meanings and senses mediated by concrete activity. Twenty artisans participated in different branches of artisanal activity and with an average of 16 years of work in this sector. The information was obtained through interviews, conducted through sensory concepts associated with the process of signification, and by the participant's photographic production of his activity. The results indicate, in terms of interviews, three main axes of meanings: one concerning the integration of work into life and the family; Another associated with creation and production; And a third concerning interpersonal and impersonal relations. The photographs brought to the scene a central element in the construction of meaning: creativity and involvement with work.
Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research