Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: SANDRA DUARTE ANTÃO

The promotion of ethnic-racial identity in adolescence: effects of the Ginga program

Bioecological Theory, adolescence, social vulnerability, ethnic-racial identity,
social competence

The identity construction process has been addressed in the literature through a contextual
perspective, emerging from reciprocal interactions between the person and their social,
political and economic scenario. Despite the advances found, there are still few studies that
investigate the ethnic-racial identity of the developing person. Since Brazil is a country where
more than half of the population is black, looking at the construction of this identity requires
dialogues about the impacts of racism in this process. Interventions are needed that encourage
a positive ethnic-racial identity, deconstructing stereotypes engendered in a society structured
under the bias of racial discrimination. This work aims to implement an anti-racist
psychoeducational program to promote the diversity of the ethnic-racial identity of
adolescents, understanding the effects generated on social competence skills and self-esteem.
This is a descriptive and correlational study, with a sample selected for convenience and a
qualitative-quantitative approach through the triangulation of methods. The research is
organized into 03 (three) studies: (I) Ecological insertion in the community (II) Assessment of
social competence, self-perception of ethnic-racial identity and self-esteem of participating
adolescents (III) Implementation of the Ginga Program to promote diversity of ethnic-racial
identity. The study will be carried out at the Non-Governmental Organization Sonhos Unidos,
located in a community on the outskirts of the city of Barra Mansa/RJ, where families living
in situations of social vulnerability are located. The theoretical framework adopted to
structure the work encompasses Urie Bronfrenbrenner's Bioecological Theory and authors
who dialogue about ethnic-racial relations. This study intends to offer subsidies for the
strengthening of a positive black identity in adolescence through information that promotes
access to the true history of a historically silenced people. And yet, encourage ethnic-racial
diversity, through respect and anti-racist practices.