Pensando a violência urbana: uma proposta de eletiva

Abstract

This research examines urban violence, present in peripheral communities throughout Brazil. However, the development of this study was prompted by violent events, such as conflict zones, "peace pacts," massacres, and the power of drug trafficking and criminal gangs that plague the Sapiranga community. Specifically, the students of the João Nogueira Jucá State School (EEMTI) were affected. This research project was developed and presented in the Profsocio Master's Program in Sociology, with the goal of offering an elective at the end of the course that, through active methodologies, encourages students to reflect on urban violence. Urban violence is a phenomenon that affects young people, taking their lives or causing them to drop out of school. The concepts of "Culture of Fear," "Liquid Society," and "Power," as defined by Glasner, Bauman, and Foucault, are the theoretical foundations of the study presented. The research methodology, classified as mixed, quantitative/qualitative, uses official data from the State of Ceará on school dropouts, dropout rates, and the number of young victims of urban violence. Focus group experience has been crucial as a means for the researcher to hear accounts and explanations, and from these experiences, record field notes, compiling quantitative and qualitative research data into a single study. The use of active methodologies in the focus group is relevant to achieving this research objective, as it solidifies an elective found in activities with music that is present in youth musical tastes, such as funk and trap, which are viewed by society as pejorative but actually bring about solid discussions, such as social vulnerability, high crime rates, and topics sensitive to the realities of young people. Through teacher guidance, the elective promotes reflection, debate, and awareness, providing an opportunity for insight into the community where they live, in addition to the opportunities acquired through learning. This allows these young people to initiate personal change, guide their friends away from violence, and acquire a critical sense to develop their writing and speaking skills. Teachers also use the discussions held during the elective as a means to provide a foundation for students' writing on potential ENEM essay topics.