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A Mobilidade humana, a globalização e o avanço tecnológico são as três forças contemporâneas que aproximam pessoas de diferentes culturas, línguas, etnias e religiões, originando novas formas de convivência e estruturas familiares. Os casamentos mistos refletem essa realidade. Envolvem não apenas a união entre indivíduos, mas também processos de partilha e negociação que levam na ressignificação de valores, práticas e tradições. Estas uniões geram mudanças subtis na estrutura social local e global.
Moçambique, pela sua diversidade cultural, religiosa e étnica, constitui um terreno fértil para estas dinâmicas. Esta dissertação foca-se em casais residentes em Maputo, nos quais o parceiro europeu representa a minoria cultural, propondo uma abordagem inversa aos modelos ocidentais, centrada na adaptação à cultura moçambicana.
A investigação segue uma abordagem qualitativa, com base em entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas a casais interculturais e a informantes privilegiados. A análise dos testemunhos permitiu identificar estratégias de negociação cultural, desafios enfrentados no quotidiano e formas de construção de pertença e identidade conjugal.
Os resultados confirmam a emergência de identidades múltiplas e híbridas, a existência de práticas culturais combinadas e a reconfiguração das representações sociais. Verificou-se a adaptação mútua entre os parceiros, com destaque para a integração de elementos moçambicanos por parte do cônjuge europeu. As crianças desenvolvem várias formas de identidades e convivem com diferentes tradições. Apesar da persistência de estereótipos, o contexto urbano de Maputo revelou-se acolhedor, favorecendo a aceitação da diversidade e a valorização de modelos familiares interculturais.
Human mobility, globalization, and technological progress are the three contemporaries forces that bring people from different cultures, languages, ethnicities, and religions closer together, giving rise to new forms of coexistence and family structures. Mixed marriages reflect this reality. They involve not only the union between individuals but also processes of sharing and negotiation that lead to the resignification of values, practices and traditions. Those couples contribute to subtle transformations in the social structure, both local and global. Mozambique, due to its cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity, is a fertile ground for these dynamics. This dissertation focuses on couples residing in Maputo, in which the European partner represents the cultural minority, proposing an inverse approach to Western models, focused on adaptation to Mozambican culture. The research follows a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews conducted with intercultural couples and privileged informants. The analysis of the testimonies allowed the identification of cultural negotiation strategies; challenges faced in daily life and ways of constructing belonging and marital identity. The results confirm the emergence of multiple and hybrid identities, the existence of combined cultural practices, and the reconfiguration of social representations. There was mutual adaptation between the partners, with emphasis on the integration of Mozambican elements by the European spouse. Children develop various forms of identities and live with different traditions. Despite the persistence of stereotypes, the urban context of Maputo proved to be welcoming, favoring the acceptance of diversity and the appreciation of intercultural family models.
Human mobility, globalization, and technological progress are the three contemporaries forces that bring people from different cultures, languages, ethnicities, and religions closer together, giving rise to new forms of coexistence and family structures. Mixed marriages reflect this reality. They involve not only the union between individuals but also processes of sharing and negotiation that lead to the resignification of values, practices and traditions. Those couples contribute to subtle transformations in the social structure, both local and global. Mozambique, due to its cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity, is a fertile ground for these dynamics. This dissertation focuses on couples residing in Maputo, in which the European partner represents the cultural minority, proposing an inverse approach to Western models, focused on adaptation to Mozambican culture. The research follows a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews conducted with intercultural couples and privileged informants. The analysis of the testimonies allowed the identification of cultural negotiation strategies; challenges faced in daily life and ways of constructing belonging and marital identity. The results confirm the emergence of multiple and hybrid identities, the existence of combined cultural practices, and the reconfiguration of social representations. There was mutual adaptation between the partners, with emphasis on the integration of Mozambican elements by the European spouse. Children develop various forms of identities and live with different traditions. Despite the persistence of stereotypes, the urban context of Maputo proved to be welcoming, favoring the acceptance of diversity and the appreciation of intercultural family models.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Relações Interculturais, apresentada à Universidade Aberta
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Identidade cultural Adaptação Assimilação Multiculturalismo Relações interculturais Sentimento de pertença Casamentos mistos Maputo Moçambique Cultural Identity Adaptation Assimilation Multiculturalism Intercultural relationships Sense of belonging Mixed marriage