Symbolic power and the distance between two Brazils: the formal and the informal

Authors

  • Mauro Gaglietti IMED - Passo Fundo - RS

Abstract

This paper examines the symbolic dimension of legal discourse as a constructor of realities, among the institutions linked to the professions of social work. It demonstrates that the technically based opinions of these agents are transformed into reports that can corroborate judicial decisions, contributing to the construction of social concepts about the population. At the same time, it analyzes the distinct forms of experiencing the law among an expressive portion of Brazilian society that have a specific subjectivity. To do so, it studies the factors that mark the separation between formal law on one hand, and the uses and customs practiced daily by the majority of people, on the other. Finally, it examines the reasons for which Brazilians identify much more closely with informal norms, established by experiential groups and accepted by the majority, than with formal laws. This informally structured legislation reveals the obedience to implicit codes, not officially legalized.

Author Biography

Mauro Gaglietti, IMED - Passo Fundo - RS

Possui graduação em Licenciatura Plena em História pela UFSM, Mestrado em Ciência Política pela UFRGS e Doutorado em História pela PUCRS. Tem experiência na área de estudos sobre cultura, subjetividade e violência nas escolas, com ênfase em História Cultural e nas Ciências Humanas, atuando, na condição de pesquisador, nas temáticas acerca da cartografia das subjetividades, violência no ambiente escolar, da memória de intelectuais e de pesquisas relacionadas à atuação de médicos na política, como por exemplo, Dyonélio Machado e Raul Pilla. É Professor e Pesquisador da Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Diretor da Editora IMED e Professor do Instituto Menino Deus, em Passo Fundo (RS).

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Published

2006-04-29

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2006): Poder judiciário cultura e sociedade

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