Distinção social e civilidade: estudo sobre as elites do Maranhão a partir do Publicador Maranhense São Luís na segunda metade do século XIX

Abstract

This graduation thesis aims to present the results got from the study of elements of social distinction in the advertisements of the Publicador Maranhense Newspaper, in the second half of the nineteenth century, during the years from 1870 to 1875. The main purpose of the searching is to understand the concepts of civility and elements of social distinction, using the Publisher Maranhense Newspaper as the main object of this study. The approach of this research is qualitative and quantitative, because quantitative data were collected for the creation of a table to demonstrate the numbers of newspapers with advertisements related to the respective theme. In addition, it is also intended to problematize bibliographical discussions for a better understanding of this study. Therefore, it is expected that this research encourages further studies on the topic, which is little explored, and allows a broader view on the representation of elites, on elements of social distinction and on the context of the newspaper. In addition to providing an identification of the concepts of civility.