Woman and divorce in São Paulo (Brazil) during the First Period of the Republic (1890-1930)

Authors

  • Maria Cecília Cortez Christiano de Souza Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Educação

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-51771992000100004

Keywords:

Family^i2^sBra, Women^i2^sBra, Divorce^i2^sBra, Family Relations, Social Process

Abstract

Based on civil divorce proceedings, this paper describes different patterns of family conflict within the city of São Paulo, between 1890 and 1930. Among elite families, whose wealth derived generally from the rise of coffee, the risk of dividing family fortunes led to an emphasis on extended-family patriarchal values. In spite of this, wives' witnesses in divorce proceedings, usually domestic servants or former slaves, often described domestic scenes in which wives played informal parts which contradicted these values. On the other extreme, within family groups of recently settled European immigrants, daily-life problems of material and cultural survival appear at the core of family conflict. These problems threatened the survival of husbands and wives' formal roles.

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Published

1992-01-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1-2 (1992)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Woman and divorce in São Paulo (Brazil) during the First Period of the Republic (1890-1930) . (1992). Psicologia USP, 3(1-2), 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-51771992000100004