CONCEPT OF CULTURE AND ITS APPROACHES

THE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2359-7003.2024v33n1.67417

Keywords:

Culture, Human constitution, Existence

Abstract

This study presents an investigation into the concept of culture from different perspectives. The question that gave rise to the research was: to what extent can the approaches launched on the concept of culture help us in understanding our relationships as a society and our human constitution? In view of this, we investigated culture from theoretical perspectives of anthropology, sociology, history, literature and pedagogy, in order to identify participatory aspects of our social construction in the face of convergent and divergent points between such theories. From the methodological point of view, the study is a qualitative, bibliographical, exploratory research. Therefore, authors such as Mello (2009), Geertz (2008), Eagleton (2011), Certeau (1995), Laraia (2001) and Bauman (2012) were essential for the development of the proposed reflections. The results led us to understand that culture refers to the constitution of one's own cultural identity and the sense of humanity. The conceptual reflection on culture, human constitution and education composes questions that touch the core of our actions and their representativeness in the construction of realities. Therefore, we face culture and education as founding phenomena of this essential and attitudinal existence.

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Author Biography

Marlene Barbosa de Freitas Reis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG)

Marlene Barbosa de Freitas Reis is a postdoctoral fellow in Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Porto,
Portugal. PhD in Public Policies, Strategies and Development from UFRJ. Professor at the State University
of Goiás (UEG). Permanent professor of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Education, Language and Technologies
(PPG-IELT/UEG/Anápolis); permanent professor of the Program of
Post-Graduation in Education (PPGE-UEG/Inhumas) and in the course of
UEG/Inhumas Pedagogy. Leader of GEPEDI (Group of Studies and
Research in Education, Diversity and Inclusion), registered in the Directory of Research Groups in Brazil, CNPq. Areas of interest:
Diversity, Inclusion, Special Education, Teacher Training, Pedagogical Practices and Educational Public Policies.

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Published

2024-05-23

How to Cite

VIEIRA DE MORAIS, I. C.; BARBOSA DE FREITAS REIS, M. CONCEPT OF CULTURE AND ITS APPROACHES: THE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. Revista Temas em Educação, [S. l.], v. 33, n. 1, p. e-rte331202449, 2024. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.2359-7003.2024v33n1.67417. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rteo/article/view/67417. Acesso em: 20 dec. 2024.