Violence and vulnerability: the everyday life of black youth in suburbs of two Brazilian state capitals
Maria Edna Bezerra Silva,
Diana Anuciação,
Leny Alves Bonfim Trad
Abstract:Violence is a serious public health issue and constitutes a historical social phenomenon with diverse causes and consequences, and multiple manifestations. The main victims continue to be populations left vulnerable and marginalised, where dimensions including gender, class, race and social belonging intersect. Although studies to explain the phenomenon of violence do address ethnic and racial issues, they tend not to consider violence as stemming also from institutional racism. This paper examines data from a… Show more
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