Ecologia, cultura e representações sociais: olhares sobre o pombo e a sua problemática

Abstract

This research is guided in the social representations theory, putting his epistemology in order to know the basics of his approach as a structural unit of knowledge for environmental health studies involving urban pigeon. This theoretical and methodological choice was by the need to understand the social events through the lens of the meanings constructed by the community. Fieldworks were conducted for which were adopted as ethnographic research methodology, through participant observation. The definition and discussion of the collected data allowed to present the structural approach to social representations as a collective health study that considers the stereotypical of the pigeon, present in the social imaginary of population frequenters on downtown Curitiba / PR. The study takes as reference the impressions of different groups, among which the fanciers, the frequenters population of squares, popcorn seller, general population and professionals in public services of health. Understanding the pigeons as synanthropic animals, is reported a significant number of environmental health problems. With the results obtained, was analyzed the material of educational campaigns, suggesting the development of new materials and the definition of actions aimed at promoting of health by means of an education that encourages popular participation in discussions that relate the presence of pigeons in cities.