Psychosocial approach of the masses: the debate between Serge Moscovici and Pierre Bourdieu and contributions to education

Abstract

LIMA, Rita de Cássia Pereira; BOAS, Lúcia Villas  and  ABDALLA, Maria de Fátima Barbosa. Psychosocial approach of the masses: the debate between Serge Moscovici and Pierre Bourdieu and contributions to education. Rev. Educ. e Cult. Contemp. [online]. 2022, vol.19, n.58, pp.233-257.  Epub Dec 22, 2022. ISSN 2238-1279.  https://doi.org/10.5935/2238-1279.20210152.

In Brazil, the problem of the masses has been little addressed in social psychology, which tends to prioritize more the study of small groups or organizations. The actions of social movements, especially those of multitudes without a determined leadership, have increasingly called attention, which puts the phenomenon of the masses and, above all, of their management in focus. Given this perspective, this article aims to present the debate that took place between Serge Moscovici and Pierre Bourdieu at the Maison de la Radio France, in 1982, regarding the book published by Moscovici entitled "L'âge des foules: un traité historique de Psychologie des Masses seeking contributions to education. It presents the discussion of the concept of "masses" held by Moscovici (1981) and, subsequently, problematizes some points of the debate between the two authors who, believe, can contribute to think challenges of the current Brazilian educational context from a psychosocial perspective.

Keywords : Masses; Crowds; Serge Moscovici; Pierre Bourdieu; Education..

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