An analysis of violence among young people in neighborhood in Fortaleza/Ce

Abstract

Violence, so discussed in contemporary society due to the social ills it causes, when materializing, brings to light the debate about its origin. However, the phenomenon is not static or intrinsic, as it’is expressed through meanings derived from the process of social relations, resulting from changes in the division and the appropriation of the fruit of work. The article analyzes the existence of the relationship between social vulnerability and violence among young people in the Barroso neighborhood in Fortaleza/Ceará. The methodology is descriptive with a qualitative approach, having been interviewed the president of the Sol da Manhã Association and five families that had young people murdered. It was found that the relationship between homicides and social vulnerability runs through the lack and poor quality of education and public security. The problem is related to the overlapping of materialized needs in social exclusion relationships, such as, for example, the poor conditions of: housing, education, unemployment, inaccessibility to leisure and the stigmas that these subjects carry.