Agressivitat i adolescència. Un problema social?

Abstract

In Catalonia (Spain) there is a growing concern about agressiveness in secondary schools. In this article, based on an empirical research carried out in secondary schools, we try to provide tools to understand agressiveness as an inherent element of everyday social relations in adolescence. We analyze how agressiveness is socially structured depending on social and cultural position, particularly in relation to gender and social class. We also analyze agressiveness from three different dimensions: 1) school hierarchical pecking-order; 2) segregation between boys and girls and their life worlds; 3) the importance of control and selfcontrol.