Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework
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Resumo: | Interpersonal violence has become one of the main public health issues in Latin American cities. This article presents a framework for sociological interpretation that operates on three levels, expressed in the factors that originate, foment, or facilitate violence. Macro-social factors include: social inequality due to the increase in wealth versus poverty; the paradox of more schooling with fewer employment opportunities; increasing expectations and the impossibility of meeting them; changes in family structure; and loss of importance of religion in daily life. At the meso-social level the analysis highlights: increased density in poor areas and urban segregation; masculinity cult; and changes in the local drug market. The micro-social level includes: an increase in the number of firearms; alcohol consumption; and difficulties in verbal expression of feelings. The article concludes with an analysis of how violence is leading to the breakdown not only of urban life but also of citizenship as a whole in Latin America. |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory frameworkViolenceSociologyUrban HealthCitizenshipInterpersonal violence has become one of the main public health issues in Latin American cities. This article presents a framework for sociological interpretation that operates on three levels, expressed in the factors that originate, foment, or facilitate violence. Macro-social factors include: social inequality due to the increase in wealth versus poverty; the paradox of more schooling with fewer employment opportunities; increasing expectations and the impossibility of meeting them; changes in family structure; and loss of importance of religion in daily life. At the meso-social level the analysis highlights: increased density in poor areas and urban segregation; masculinity cult; and changes in the local drug market. The micro-social level includes: an increase in the number of firearms; alcohol consumption; and difficulties in verbal expression of feelings. The article concludes with an analysis of how violence is leading to the breakdown not only of urban life but also of citizenship as a whole in Latin America.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2005-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000600002Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.21 n.6 2005reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X2005000600002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBriceño-León,Robertoeng2006-01-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2005000600002Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2006-01-09T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework Briceño-León,Roberto Violence Sociology Urban Health Citizenship |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Urban violence and public health in Latin America: a sociological explanatory framework |
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Briceño-León,Roberto |
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Briceño-León,Roberto |
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Briceño-León,Roberto |
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Violence Sociology Urban Health Citizenship |
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Violence Sociology Urban Health Citizenship |
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Interpersonal violence has become one of the main public health issues in Latin American cities. This article presents a framework for sociological interpretation that operates on three levels, expressed in the factors that originate, foment, or facilitate violence. Macro-social factors include: social inequality due to the increase in wealth versus poverty; the paradox of more schooling with fewer employment opportunities; increasing expectations and the impossibility of meeting them; changes in family structure; and loss of importance of religion in daily life. At the meso-social level the analysis highlights: increased density in poor areas and urban segregation; masculinity cult; and changes in the local drug market. The micro-social level includes: an increase in the number of firearms; alcohol consumption; and difficulties in verbal expression of feelings. The article concludes with an analysis of how violence is leading to the breakdown not only of urban life but also of citizenship as a whole in Latin America. |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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