Abstract
This study aims to present the changes identified within the structure of the status of Pantanal cattlemen in Pocone - MT which help us understand why the young generation of Pantanal cattlemen see cattle breeding in the Pantanal as a complementary economic activity and why most of their offspring are not interested in it. The work defends the general hypothesis that the Pantanal cattleman's choice of status used to be influenced by his family along paths suggested by the cultural transmission theory in agreement with the mechanism of direct vertical socialization, although this has been changing because: (h1) changes in the social structure drawn from the status of Pantanal cattlemen (status set) do not favor investing in the occupational status of Pantanal cattlemen; (2) those who choose the social role of a Pantanal cattleman do so considering it a secondary, complementary economic activity and which minimizes conflicts with the role of their main occupational status. Data collected from cattlemen in 2015 (n=29) sustain the two hypotheses.
Highlights
Culture can be defined as the set of the set of customs and technologies that have played and continue to play an essential role in the evolution of human behaviour [1]
This study aims to present the changes identified within the structure of the status of Pantanal cattlemen in Poconé – MT which help us understand why the young generation of Pantanal cattlemen see cattle breeding in the Pantanal as a complementary economic activity and why most of their offspring are not interested in it
The work defends the general hypothesis that the Pantanal cattleman’s choice of status used to be influenced by his family along paths suggested by the cultural transmission theory in agreement with the mechanism of direct vertical socialization, this has been changing because: (h1) changes in the social structure drawn from the status of Pantanal cattlemen do not favor investing in the occupational status of Pantanal cattlemen; (2) those who choose the social role of a Pantanal cattleman do so considering it a secondary, complementary economic activity and which minimizes conflicts with the role of their main occupational status
Summary
Culture can be defined as the set of the set of customs and technologies that have played and continue to play an essential role in the evolution of human behaviour [1]. One way of transmitting culture is the one that takes place within the family, known as vertical socializing [1,2,3,4]. It assumes that: (1) parents act consciously when socializing their offspring along particular cultural traits; (2) children acquire preferences by imitating individual actions from the family, mediated by the social environment. The process of socialization is here seen as the result of resources intentionally invested by individuals and institutions. Money, and other resources when choosing the kind of school and social setting for their children [4]
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