Percepções sobre política: um estudo de caso da juventude e da política dentro da escola

Abstract

Based on the political perceptions of study seeks to understand how young people build their political representation in the political and educational context. In this article some light is shed on youth issues, political participation and school, in order to assess whether the educational institutions are contributing to the young man's motivation for political participation. In addition to the literature review, this study will analyze the survey data held in a public institution of secondary education, with 16 young people between 15 and 17 years of the city of Santa Maria-RS. It appears that the political perception of youth has followed patterns of distrust and association of political corruption and scandals