Violence, Education And Society: A Look On Contemporaneous Brazil [violência, Educação E Sociedade: Um Olhar Sobre O Brasil Contemporâneo]

A daily topic in the Brazilian press, violence has become a constant concern for Brazilians. Rich in violent events, both Brazilian and international histories clearly show this phenomenon is neither new nor exclusive to Brazil. Novelty lies in the uncommon and daring forms it nowadays takes on in this country. This paper explores some of the most important ones The first one regards the conceptual aspects and shows the different meanings that define violence, crime and transgression; the violence-rationality relation is also discussed. The second one approaches the issue of the relation between violence and the historical, social, economical and political conditions of society. The last one discusses the role of education in general and of school education in particular to prepare the new generations to a kind of social relationships that makes violence unnecessary.28100763785ANDREY, R., (1961) African genesis, , New York:,AtheneumANDREY, R., (1966) The territorial imperative, , New York: AtheneumARENDT, H. On violence (1969). Brasilia, DF: UNB, 1975BACHELARD, G., (1972) La formation de l'esprit scientifique, , Paris: VrinBALL-ROKEACH, S.J., Normative and deviant violence from a conflict perspective (1980) Social Problems, 28 (1), pp. 45-62. , Washington, v, octBUARQUE, D.E., HOLANDA, A.F., (1975) Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, , Rio de Janeiro: Nova FronteiraCAILLOIS, R., (1950) L'homme et le sacré, , Paris: GallimardCHANCE, M. Sociétetés hédoniques et sociétés agonistiques chez les primates. In: MORIN, E.PALMARINI, M.P. Org. L'unite de I'homme. Paris: Seuil, 1974. v. 1, p. 83-91DART, R., (1959) Adventures with the missing link, , New York: Harper & RowDURKHEIM, E. As regras do método sociológico. Trad. J. Rodrigues Meréje. São Paulo: Brasileira, 1937ESQUIROL, E., (1838) Des maladies mentales, , Paris: J.B. BaillièreFOUCAULT, M., (1972) L'histoire de la folie à l'âge classique, , Paris: GallimardFOUCAULT, M., (1975) Surveiller et punir, , Paris. GallimardFREUD, S., El malestar en la civilización (1968) Obras completas, pp. 37-38. , FREUD, S, Madrid: Biblioteca NuevaGIRARD, R., (1972) La violence et le sacré, , Paris: GrassetHACKER, F., Agression et violence dans le monde moderne (1972) Paris: Calmamm-Levy, p. 89HOBBES, T., (2003) Leviatã ou a matéria, forma e poder de um estado eclesiástico e civil, , Trad. Rosina D'Angina. 2. ed, ÍconeJOHNSON, R.N., (1972) A agressão nos homens e nos animais, , Rio de Janeiro: InteramericanaLEGENDRE, P., (1974) L'amour du censeur, , Paris: SeuilLOMBROSO, C., (1876) L'Uomo delinquente, , Milan: HoepliLORENZ, K., (1960) On aggression, , New York: Harcourt, Brace & WorldLORENZ, K., (1969) L'agression: Une histoire naturelle du mal, , Paris: FlammarionMAKARIUS, L.L., (1974) Le sacré et la violation des interdits, , Paris: PayotMEDEIROS, S.D., Sinais dos tempos: Marcas da violência em diferentes modos de linguagem da criança (2002) Campinas: Autores AssociadosMONTAGU, A., (1978) A natureza da agressividade humana, , Rio de Janeiro: ZaharMORIN, E., (1973) Le paradigme perdu: La nature humaine, , Paris: SeuilMORRIS, D., (1967) The naked ape, , New York: McGraw-HillMORRIS, D., (1969) The human zoo, , New York: McGraw-HillPINO, A., Direito e realidade social da criança no Brasil (1990) Educação & Sociedade, 11 (36), pp. 61-79. , Campinas, vPINO, A., Violence in the schools in Brazil (1995) Thresholds in education, (2), pp. 11-17. , WilmingtonPINO, A. Prefácio: Violência, racionalidade.e, ordem social. In: MEDEIROS, S.D. SinaiM dos tempos: marcas da violência em diferentes modos de linguagem da criança. Campinas: Autores Associados, 2002PRICHARD, J.B., A treatise on insanity and other disorder affecting the mind (1835) London: Gilbert PipperSTORR, A., (1968) Human aggression, , New York: AtheneumSTORR, A., (1972) Human destructivennes, , New York: Basic BooksTINBERGEN, N. Social behavior in animals: With special reference to vertebrates. Jodhpur: J.V., 200