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Do outro lado da margem : A delinquĂȘncia juvenil vista por rapazes e raparigas adolescentes
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Enquadrada na adolescĂȘncia, a delinquĂȘncia juvenil surge quer enquanto sintoma de patologia
quer como via de organização e resolução do caos interior que pode caracterizar esta fase de
desenvolvimento. A presente investigação procurou estudar as percepçÔes que os adolescentes,
sem um aparente percurso delinquente, formulam acerca das dimensĂ”es crime, violĂȘncia e
mudança, tendo em conta uma reflexão sobre o género, bem como a sua comparação com
aquelas formuladas por jovens delinquentes em anterior investigação. Para tal, foram
entrevistados 28 jovens (14 rapazes e 14 raparigas) com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e os 17
anos. Seguindo uma abordagem qualitativa, a anĂĄlise de conteĂșdo serviu o tratamento e anĂĄlise
dos dados, e teve por base um procedimento misto. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, as
raparigas revelaram-se mais participativas e com uma maior sensibilidade para questÔes de ordem
pessoal/interna, nomeadamente, quando se referiam Ă s causas do crime e da violĂȘncia. No geral,
destacou-se um maior investimento quando se tratava de falar do crime que, por sua vez, foi mais
vezes avaliado positivamente, em comparação com a violĂȘncia. A mudança revelou ser um
conceito difĂcil de definir. Ao longo da abordagem dos referidos temas, foi notĂłrio algum
descomprometimento, associado Ă banalização dos fenĂłmenos do crime e da violĂȘncia.
Destacou-se ainda um esbatimento das diferenças entre o adolescente dito ânormalâ e o
adolescente delinquente, visto partilharem de discursos e de problemĂĄticas semelhantes.
BSTRACT: Within adolescence, juvenile delinquency appears, not only as a pathological symptom, as but also as a way of organizing and solving the inner chaos, that can characterize this phase of development. The purpose of this research was to study the perceptions adolescents have, without an apparent delinquent background, concerning crime, violence and change, taking into consideration a reflection on gender, as well as a comparison with the perceptions of young delinquents studied in a previous research. Thus, 28 adolescents (14 boys and 14 girls) aged 14-17 were interviewed. A qualitative approach was developed. Content analysis was carried out in order to process and analyse the data, using a mixed procedure. According to the results, girls were more participative and showed more sensitivity to personal/inner issues, namely when referring to the causes of crime and violence. In general, there was a stronger commitment when crime was being discussed, and it was more positively assessed in comparison with violence. Change proved to be a concept difficult to define. Throughout the approach to the different topics there was a clear disengagement, linked to the trivialization of crime and violence phenomena. The differences between the so called âaverageâ adolescent and the delinquent adolescent were less evident, since these share similar discourses and problems.
BSTRACT: Within adolescence, juvenile delinquency appears, not only as a pathological symptom, as but also as a way of organizing and solving the inner chaos, that can characterize this phase of development. The purpose of this research was to study the perceptions adolescents have, without an apparent delinquent background, concerning crime, violence and change, taking into consideration a reflection on gender, as well as a comparison with the perceptions of young delinquents studied in a previous research. Thus, 28 adolescents (14 boys and 14 girls) aged 14-17 were interviewed. A qualitative approach was developed. Content analysis was carried out in order to process and analyse the data, using a mixed procedure. According to the results, girls were more participative and showed more sensitivity to personal/inner issues, namely when referring to the causes of crime and violence. In general, there was a stronger commitment when crime was being discussed, and it was more positively assessed in comparison with violence. Change proved to be a concept difficult to define. Throughout the approach to the different topics there was a clear disengagement, linked to the trivialization of crime and violence phenomena. The differences between the so called âaverageâ adolescent and the delinquent adolescent were less evident, since these share similar discourses and problems.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA- Instituto Universitårio
Keywords
AdolescĂȘncia DelinquĂȘncia juvenil AnĂĄlise de conteĂșdo Adolescence Juvenile delinquency Content analysis