Multiculturalismo, Estado e modernidade: as nuanças em alguns países europeus e o debate no Brasil

This paper, based on ethnographic research, presents the most evident changes among groups of low-income youth, the vast majority of whom are black or mixed-race, in Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over the course of ten years. The notions of ideal work and ideal male or female partner change along with the growing popularity of a perception of citizenship that is increasingly centered on individuals and their freedom of movement and conspicuous consumption - the measurement of participation in societies and their collective rituals. Among these youth there is also a renewed interest in b...

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