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MANZI FILHO, Ronaldo  y  GARGANO, Rafael Silva. Reflections on the relation between education and the decline of paternal authority in the culture of narcissism. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2025, vol.24, e2025-47.  Epub 12-Ene-2026. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v24-e2025-47.

Our proposal in this article is to reflect on the relation between the social diagnosis of the decline of paternal authority and contemporary education. The investigation is based on the theoretical premises presented by the American sociologist Christopher Lasch throughout his works on the relation between the decline of authority and the emergence of a narcissistic society or culture. The central aim of the article is to show how the narcissistic mode of relating observed by Lasch in the 1970s may still be seen in contemporary society, particularly in the educational context. The aim is to analyze the impact of the decline of paternal authority on education and the school, as well as the way in which this institution deals with this issue.

Palabras clave : Decline of paternal authority; Education; Narcissism; Contemporary Schooling..

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