A construção identitária dos moradores do Bairro do Estado em Cubati-PB: um recorte a partir dos estigmas sociais (1970 – 2015).

Abstract

The Bairro do Estado in Cubati-PB has its history marked by the formation of the social stigma, caused by the conditions of social vulnerability that characterize the construction of the Bairro. In view of this, we discussed the identity construction process of the residents of this locality throughout our delimitation. Our time frame comprises the interval between 1970 and 2015, a period characterized by occupation by the first residents and construction of the first houses in the vicinity of a city waste reservoir and the occurrence of structural and economic changes that positively influenced the lives of residents. In order to provide us with historiographical support for that moment, we mainly use the memorial reports of the research subjects as a basis, as well as exploring some photographic records that give us clues about the context explored in this investigation. Throughout the discussion, authors such as Ciampa (1989), Lefebvre (2001), Giddens (2002), Pesavento (2002), Pais (2002), Simmel (2006), Costa (2016), Goffman (2020), Pereira (2020), among other authors. From the data analysis, we found that the identities that are formed both individually and collectively reveal that the subjects established affective bonds with the neighborhood, intensifying their sense of belonging to the place where they live. Thus, it is possible to highlight that even though the living conditions that brought suffering to those who lived there from the 1970s to the 2000s, Bairro do Estado also means good memories that are recalled by the memorial reports of the research subjects.