Fear of violence and adherence to authoritarianism in Brazil: methodological proposal and results in 2017

This article examines support to authoritarian positions from Brazilian population and dialogues with concerns about recent democratic disruptions and strengthening of antidemocratic positions post-30 years of the Federal Constitution. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with a representative s...

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Autores: Lima, Renato Sérgio de, Jannuzzi, Paulo de Martino, Moura Junior, James F., Segundo, Damião S. de Almeida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Opinião Pública (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8659523
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/article/view/8659523
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Authoritarianism
Brazil
Fear
Democracy
Autoritarismo
Brasil
Miedo
Democracia
Medo
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Sumario:This article examines support to authoritarian positions from Brazilian population and dialogues with concerns about recent democratic disruptions and strengthening of antidemocratic positions post-30 years of the Federal Constitution. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with a representative sample of the adult population from the age of 16 years. 2,087 people interviewees answered a version of 17 items of the Adorno's authoritarianism scale (F Scale). The results indicate a strong adherence to authoritarian positions in all layers of society but even more intense for historically marginalized social segments. The fear of violence, which has been effectively exploited by the spokesmen of the extreme right-wing politician's to reinforce moral panic, may have been the propeller of authoritarian tendencies.