The production of school violence from a cultural psychology perspective / La producción de violencia escolar desde una perspectiva de la psicología cultural

Abstract

Violence is a complex phenomenon that requires a systemic, multilevel analytical perspective of particular historical and sociocultural contexts and human relations. Here we analyze the multidimensional expressions of violence observed within school contexts, and illustrate our theoretical ideas with data constructed from an empirical study carried out in a public school located at a low-income city close to the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. The study’s goal was to identify different forms of interpersonal violence as well as some of the multiple factors and experiences that might play a role in the emergence and reproduction of violent patterns of interactions and all members of the school community.