The lack of social belonging: Reflections on violence against children in Mozambique

With the aim of reflecting on violence against children in Mozambique, the Health and Society Research Group (HSRG) at the Department of Sociology, Eduardo Mondlane University, held interviews and conducted focus groups with children and professionals in two cities. The hypothesis of the study is th...

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Published in:Aggression and violent behavior 2019-05, Vol.46, p.197-200
Main Author: Teles, Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belonging
Children
Mozambique
Social behavior
Social research
Violence
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Summary:With the aim of reflecting on violence against children in Mozambique, the Health and Society Research Group (HSRG) at the Department of Sociology, Eduardo Mondlane University, held interviews and conducted focus groups with children and professionals in two cities. The hypothesis of the study is that the lack of social belonging carries within itself a kind of social behaviour that, in general, does not denounce the significant number of violent cases, especially those against the child. This reinforces such acts, allowing them to become normalized. •The lack of social belonging can lead to solving problems in a violent way.•Absence of basic human rights can explain some aspects of violence against child.•Violence against child is inserted in daily relations, happens for different reasons.•The silence about violence against child reinforce its impunity, its naturalization.
ISSN:1359-1789
1873-6335
DOI:10.1016/j.avb.2019.02.010