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- Title
Spatial dislocation and social identity in Brazil.
- Authors
Reis, Elisa Maria Pereira; Schwartzman, Simon
- Abstract
The aim of this article is to discuss data and concepts that could lead to a better understanding of the process of national integration and identity building in Brazil. The basic proposition is that, contrary to prevailing theories of social mobilization and integration of earlier periods, Brazil is not moving towards a homogeneous and integrated society with a well-defined profile of social and national identity. Quite the contrary, the present situation seems to be one of strong dualism between a modern and affluent sector, which adopts the technological and consumption patterns of the developed countries, and a large majority living in very poor conditions. There is nothing specially new in this, since the so-called duality of underdeveloped societies is well established. What is probably less known is how this dual society reacts to a context of rapid social, economic and political change, and what kind of society is being shaped for the years to come. The way an underdeveloped country was organized and put in contact with the colonial powers of Europe is a basic and lasting feature of its social, economic and political structure.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; SOCIAL conditions in Brazil -- 1964-1985; GROUP identity; NATIONALISM; NATIONAL character; SOCIAL change
- Publication
International Social Science Journal, 1978, Vol 30, Issue 1, p98
- ISSN
0020-8701
- Publication type
Article