Mulheres que Amam Demais (MADA): o vício na dor?

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Borba, Tiana de Jesus Araújo
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Sociologia; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Amor patológico - Mulheres; Heterossexualidade compulsória; Controle da sexualidade - Feminina; Mulheres que Amam Demais Anônimas (MADA); Monogamia; Heteronormatividade; Pathological love - Women; Compulsory heterosexuality; Control of sexuality - Female; Monogamy; Heteronormativity; Heterosexualidad obligatoria; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::SOCIOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/32250

This thesis analyzed the perceptions and symbolic constructions of Women Who Love Too Much Anonymous (MADA) about romantic love, specifically about monogamous, heteronormative and sexual control parameters. For this, I sought: (1) to follow the trajectory of the MADA group in a city in the Northeast, seeking to identify the relationships established and the way in which these women build ways of understanding and experiencing romantic love; (2) to investigate the senses and meanings of the “Sacred” that permeates the experience of MADA women, as well as to verify how MADA women elaborate heteronormativity, monogamy and sexual control. I focused, therefore, on the influence of Norwood's thought through his book “Mulheres que Amam Demais Anônimas”, in the Apostila dos Passos, Tradições e Lemas and, above all, in the research field. In the deep dive into the reality of the visited MADA Group, we made use of participant observation, which is configured as a type of investigation based on field discoveries and that involves the researcher's participation in the daily lives of the researched. At the same time, we also used Foucauldian discourse analysis as a methodological research tool, since the discursive syntheses that reach us and are accepted as natural in the social world need to be suspended. Which does not mean denying or ignoring them, but bringing them to the center of the discussion considering the complex plot that makes up social reality. In this perspective, we sought to understand what makes the discursive event possible in the subjects and what are the elements that allow its emergence. Associated with this, we used feminist epistemologies, which are absolutely open to the multidisciplinary field and to a methodological plurality. Together, we used the Sociology of Emotions developed by Eva Illouz, which brings the articulation between capitalism, culture, emotions and feelings, where it analyzes the contradictions and paradoxes of the contemporary world, such as love, the ideal of happiness, which moves the consumer goods industry and sexual liberation. The research revealed that MADA is not only a space of support for women struggling with oppressive romantic relationships and the so-called "pathology of loving too much", but also an arena where ethical transformation and the development of new perspectives on romantic love occur. The research documented the complex intersection of aspects such as gender, religiosity, relationship norms and subjectivity, exploring how women's love, suffering and resistance intertwine. Although not directly linked to traditional feminism, MADA offers an alternative path to pursuing gender equality and building healthier relationships. The research provided an empirical analysis of knowledge production at MADA, demonstrating how mutual solidarity between women and the "taking care of oneself" approach generate therapeutic and political effects. This investigation has not only expanded our understanding of MADA practices, but also pointed to the diversity of paths to addressing gender oppression.