Violent Sociability as a Guideline for Behavior: Understanding the Specificity of Contemporary Brazilian Urban Violence

Authors

  • Marcio Abreu de França Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL)

Keywords:

violent sociability, urban violence, Brazil, regulation of violence, social orders

Abstract

The article aims to present a proposal to analyze the specificity of contemporary Brazilian urban violence based on the notion of violent sociability. To do that, the concept is taken as a deregulated form of physical force deployment for criminal purposes, with impact on the possibilities of legitimation required for social actions. Two analytical possibilities result from this operation: it advances its own understanding of violent sociability as an explanatory element; it allows the analysis of the Brazilian crime from the consideration of different guidance modes of conduct, exposing a normatively fragmented society.

Author Biography

Marcio Abreu de França, Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL)

Professor de sociologia do Instituto Federal de Alagoas (Ifal, Penedo, Brasil) e membro do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Criminalidade, Violência e Políticas Públicas de Segurança (Neps), da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE, Recife, Brasil) e do Grupo de Estudo de Humanas do Brasil Contemporâneo (GEHB) da Ifal. É doutor e mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS), da UFPE, e graduado em ciências sociais pela mesma instituição.

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Published

2019-01-23

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019): JAN/FEV/MAR/ABR

Section

Dossiê Sociabilidade Violenta: Novas Interpretações

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