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Brazil: hate and intolerance in times of pandemic in a mixed‐race country
Author(s) -
Gadotti Claudia Morelli,
Valente Vera Lucia Colson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5922.12674
Subject(s) - perversion , pandemic , politics , covid-19 , sociology , race (biology) , context (archaeology) , inclusion (mineral) , social psychology , criminology , psychology , gender studies , political science , history , medicine , law , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This paper intends to analyse the current political and social situation in Brazil and show how this context has influenced the management of the public health crisis generated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. To this end, the authors conducted an investigation into Brazil’s historical roots, which have not only engendered deep class differences but, also, social psychopathologies such as dissociation and perversion. Finally, this paper presents a symbolic analysis of social exclusion and how the mythical figure of Sophia can inspire a renewed movement of inclusion and tolerance.