Construções Sociais da Infância e da Juventude
Resumo
Este artigo pretende refletir sobre as construções sociais da infância e da juventude enquanto categorias históricas, sociais e culturais. Dessa forma, essas fases da vida não podem ser pensadas como universais, à medida que se apresentam, ao mesmo tempo, como plurais e diversas. A partir da inserção das autoras em pesquisas nominadamente com crianças e jovens, tem sido possível observar o quanto a realidade social define formas de ser e estar no mundo para esses sujeitos. Da mesma forma, a sociedade e suas instituições hegemônicas, na tentativa de legitimar as diferenças entre crianças e jovens de culturas diversas, realidades socais distintas, condições socioeconômicas mais ou menos (des)favoráveis, entre outros aspectos, têm evidenciado diferenças, não no sentido da produção de singularidades e de cuidado efetivo, mas (de)marcando lugares sociais, entre os “de dentro” e os “de fora”.
Palavras-chave: infâncias, juventudes, sociedade.
Social construction of childhood and youth
AbstractThis article is an attempt to reflect on the social construction of childhood and youth as historical, social and cultural categories. That way, these stages of life can’t be thought of as universal, in so far as they come up, at the same time, as plural and diverse. Since the authors have been involved in research specially with children and young people, it has been possible to notice how much social reality defines for these individuals ways of being and locating themselves in the world. In the same way, society and its hegemonic institutions, in an attempt to legitimize differences among children and young people from diverse cultures, different social realities, more or less favourable socioeconomic conditions, among others, has made clear differences, not in the sense of producing singularities and efective care, but marking (out) social places, of “insiders” and “outsiders”.
Key-words: childhoods, youths, society.
Palavras-chave: infâncias, juventudes, sociedade.
Social construction of childhood and youth
AbstractThis article is an attempt to reflect on the social construction of childhood and youth as historical, social and cultural categories. That way, these stages of life can’t be thought of as universal, in so far as they come up, at the same time, as plural and diverse. Since the authors have been involved in research specially with children and young people, it has been possible to notice how much social reality defines for these individuals ways of being and locating themselves in the world. In the same way, society and its hegemonic institutions, in an attempt to legitimize differences among children and young people from diverse cultures, different social realities, more or less favourable socioeconomic conditions, among others, has made clear differences, not in the sense of producing singularities and efective care, but marking (out) social places, of “insiders” and “outsiders”.
Key-words: childhoods, youths, society.