Sentido y propósito de la violencia escolar. Análisis estructural del discurso de estudiantes agresivos de nivel socioeconómico alto

Violence is frequently associated with economically deprived populations of society. School violence does not escape from these representations: usually, it is associated to low income neighborhoods and schools, not acknowledging and understanding several violent manifestations that emerge in other socio economic groups, particularly the higher ones. Nevertheless, recent events in our country have shown enough evidence to sustain a more comprehensive approach to the matter. It is easy to think of violence in poor and marginal individuals as a reactive one. This notion is not easily translated in to the higher socio–economic levels so that the question about the meaning of school violence in this population rises strongly. The present study constitutes the outcome of a structural qualitative analysis of the discourse of a group of high–school students of high socio economic status, who where considered by their educational institutions as violent or aggressive