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Based on Marxist understanding regarding capitalism and supposing that one’s position on the social structure influences their possibilities of space usage and appropriation, I have developed a doctorate thesis in which, among other aspects, I have proposed some criteria to operationalize the social class category. This text is a result of this paper’s reevaluation, therefore intend to reflect on such criteria, based on a Geography research experience. To achieve that, I present a synthesis of the theoretical course which led to the adopted procedures, expose such procedures, and analyze adopting criteria related to one’s occupation as well as their trajectory in order to understand their class. This discussion is made mainly based on the field findings and the linking between theory and practice. I also mark the possibility of taking their world interpretations and their practices in consideration as an element that indicates their position on the social structure.||Com base na compreensão marxista do capitalismo e pressupondo a correlação entre a posição na estrutura social e as possibilidades de uso e de apropriação do espaço, desenvolvi uma tese de doutorado na qual, entre outros aspectos, propus critérios para operacionalizar a categoria classe social. Este texto resulta de uma reavaliação desse trabalho, objetivando, portanto, refletir sobre tais critérios, a partir de uma experiência de pesquisa em Geografia. Para isso, apresento uma síntese do percurso teórico que resultou nos procedimentos adotados, exponho tais procedimentos, e avalio a adoção de critérios relativos à ocupação e à trajetória dos sujeitos para compreender sua classe. Essa discussão é feita, sobretudo, a partir dos achados de campo e da vinculação entre teoria e prática. Assinalo ainda a possibilidade de considerar suas interpretações do mundo e de suas práticas como elemento indicativo de sua posição na estrutura social.AbstractA COURSE TO THE SOCIAL CLASS CATEGORY OPERATIONALIZATION IN A GEOGRAPHY RESSEARCHBased on Marxist understanding regarding capitalism and supposing that one’s position on the social structure influences their possibilities of space usage and appropriation, I have developed a doctorate thesis in which, among other aspects, I have proposed some criteria to operationalize the social class category. This text is a result of this paper’s reevaluation, therefore intend to reflect on such criteria, based on a Geography research experience. To achieve that, I present a synthesis of the theoretical course which led to the adopted procedures, expose such procedures, and analyze adopting criteria related to one’s occupation as well as their trajectory in order to understand their class. This discussion is made mainly based on the field findings and the linking between theory and practice. I also mark the possibility of taking their world interpretations and their practices in consideration as an element that indicates their position on the social structure.
