Sociology

Education

More inclusive universities

Access to university education has expanded and is less socially unbalanced in Brazil

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COVID-19

In real time

Academic initiatives are collecting personal accounts of memories and mourning experienced during the pandemic

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Education at risk

Prolonged school closings and unequal access to distance learning is causing increased student dropouts and learning-acquisition gaps

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Profile

Shining stars

Scientist uses astronomy concepts to discuss race and gender issues

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Cover

An expanding market

In Latin America, remunerated caregiving work accounts for 16% of jobs, with 47 million people working in the area

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COVER

The economics of caregiving

Increase in population life expectancy and new family arrangements produce higher demand for caregivers and complicate government decision-making

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INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy

A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics

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The distance between dental research and treatment

The pandemic focuses attention on the debate regarding scientific production and dental care in the public healthcare system

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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Memory

A working-class intellectual

Born 100 years ago, sociologist Florestan Fernandes developed a new way of looking at Brazil

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Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

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COVID-19

Risk of increase in child labor

The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Obituary

A dialectical interpreter

Based in France, Ruy Fausto was considered one of the most important Brazilian theorists of Marxism

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Teaching

Beyond the classroom

School and university closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic spark debate on distance learning

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History

Inked

From the margins of society to iconic pop culture; study reconstructs the history of tattooing in Brazil

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Sociology

Objects of desire

In 2011, a replica of the sapphire and diamond ring Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day became a best seller in low-end high street stores in Brazil’s southeastern city of São Paulo

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Retrospect

An x-ray of Brazilian agriculture

Brazil’s first Census of Agriculture in 1920 marked the country’s early transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy

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Gender and Science

Ongoing dialogue with feminist theories opens new areas for research across various disciplines

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Data

Engineer salaries for men and women in Brazil1

Average real salary for engineers in Brazil grew between 2006 and 2013 and fell from 2013 to 2018

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Obituary

An anthropologist of violence

Alba Zaluar, a pioneer in crime and social policy studies, dies at 77

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Interview

Adrian Lavalle: The exercise of democracy

A study on non-electoral control mechanisms reveals the innovative character of the Brazilian experience

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Public health

Disarming violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests

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Careers

Bullying at medical schools

Interpersonal violence at university can lead to depression and dropouts

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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Computer Science

Discriminatory algorithms

How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it

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A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture

New technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show

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Video

How evangelical rise changes Brazilian society

In 10 years, followers increased by 61% and reached a range of participation spheres, such as Parliament. Paula Montero and Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira, from USP, and Fábio Lacerda, from Cebrap, explain how | 14'

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Interview

Gláucio Ary Dillon Soares: The sociologist of love

One of the founders of sociology in Brazil, IESP professor Gláucio Soares talks about his six decades of experience teaching and reveals that he is researching love

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Corporate strategy

Evangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches

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Public faith

Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country

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