Presença da violência simbólica na perspectiva dos alunos de duas turmas do ensino médio de uma escola pública em Chapecó-SC

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the influence of symbolic violence in the learning of students from two high school classes in a public school of the state of Santa Catarina. By means of evaluation questionnaires, research sought to establish as 38 students of the first class and second years of high school conceive of symbolic violence, and recognize its manifestations and feel affected by it. The theoretical foundation on the subject established a dialogue between Bourdieu's theory (2001) on the symbolic violence and the discussion established by Charlot (2002) and symbolic violence in school. Assumes starting with the analyzes that symbolic violence at school is a result of the exercise of coercive power practiced by those who symbolically are in power in relation to subordinates. Thus, the symbolic violence can be manifest in the relationship between school managers and teachers, teachers and students and students with each other. The practice of bulliyng among students is a way of frequent symbolic violence in school relations. The research, qualitative, used bibliographic and documentary data and the application of a questionnaire to school high school students in which it was held. It was concluded that the students, while recognizing the existence of a type of violence that manifests itself physically, can not recognize the symbolic violence in everyday life, as conceived by Bourdieu.