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VIOLENT NON-CONFLICTIVE SOCIABILITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS1 1 I am grateful to my mates of the writing group, Andrea and Javier, for their careful reading of this manuscript, and useful suggestions.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the sociability of two school groups that use violence as a ludic interaction resource. The empirical corpus presented is composed of field notes, in-depth interviews and a focus group with students from two secondary schools in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. In each school, it was found that the sociability of a group of students was shown by the use of physical force, or humiliations. It is, then, concluded that the bonds built in each case make possible a context of social informalisation that implies a double process: flexibilization of behaviors, but also self-control of emotions.

SECONDARY EDUCATION; YOUTH; SELF-CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

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