Uma etnografia da paternidade:

relato de experiência de um doutorando em antropologia social frente a um plano de tese, dois filhos pequenos e as demandas do lar

Abstract

This paper presents an experience report of a PhD student in Social Anthropology at the Federal University of Amazonas who faced the challenges of writing a dissertation plan for his qualification while simultaneously raising two young children and other household demands. It is an ethnography about the importance of fatherhood and the strategies adopted for personal development as a researcher, with an emphasis on the physical and emotional impacts of this process. During December 2024 and January 2025, I was responsible for the care of two young children, aged 8 and 3, while my wife worked, in addition to taking care of the maintenance of the house, in practical and financial terms. During this period, I experienced the pleasures and misfortunes of full-time fatherhood, which led to the strengthening of the family nucleus, although the outcome of the process significantly impacted the physical and emotional part of the father/researcher. The experience led to a sudden change in mood, excessive financial expenses, and prolonged stress.