Encontros e diálogos na escola: promoção da saúde e prevenção da violência entre adolescentes

Abstract

Introduction: Starting from the Habermasian thesis of the colonization of the world of life by the system, the phenomenon of violence is understood as the expression of its mediating function of social relations, replacing the linguistically mediated intersubjective recognition. Objective: to understand reflexively the senses attributed to violence by a group of adolescents from a public school in Belo Horizonte (MG), from the perspective of Health Promotion and in light of Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Action. Methods: Twelve adolescents (10 females and 2 males) were selected and 13 meetings (workshops) were performed and the data were collected through participant observation and field diary research techniques. It is a qualitative study in which the hermeneutic-dialectic method was used for data analysis. Results: The workshops represented the possibility of rebuilding social bonds through participatory methodology and the reestablishment of dialogic relations for intersubjective recognition based on solidarity among adolescents. In the meetings, fragments of the life of these subjects expressed in themes such as racism, work, family relations, social exclusion and poverty were approached. The results also point to the need for greater integration among the actors of the school community, as well as for an effective networking between the school and the health services located in its territory. Conclusion: It was noticed that the context of structural and symbolic violence does not exclude the possibility of carrying out joint actions coordinated collectively.