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1551/2012 - Ecosysthemic vision of homicide
Visão Ecossistêmica do Homicídio

Author:

• Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo - Minayo, M.C.S - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Fundação oswaldo Cruz - <maminayo@terra.com.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-9301

Co-author(s):

• Patrícia Constantino - Constantino, P. - paticons@ig.com.br - <paticons2015@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-0466

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

We analize four cases of towns in regards to its homicide rates: two Brazilians and two Argentinians. In both countries, a locality with high homicide rates during three years and another with low rates were studied in the same period. We use the theoretical approach of complex systems that considers a link between the local system in its internal interconnections, the influence of the external environment and the psychic engagement, namely the interpenetration between the social system and subjectivities. The emphasis of the study and the comparisons occurred from a qualitative research with observation, use of interviews and focal groups. The results show that in localities that present a high or low homicide rate, there is a synergy between external environment (macrosocial and macroeconomic politics), the social system (social organization, local government, community participation) and subjectivity, whether it is in the construction of solidarity or social desintegration. Studies about changes in the violent social systems show that persistent and coordinated actions that articulate economic, social and educational investments as measures to prevent and restrain homicides historically present a positive impact.Visão Ecossistêmica do Homicídio

Keywords:

homicideexternal causesviolence prevention

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