VIOLATED CHILDHOODS: SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CAPITALIST SOCIETY AND RAPE CULTURE

Abstract

This article discusses sexual violence against children and adolescents in Brazil, highlighting the importance of reporting and preventing this phenomenon, as well as building a rape-free culture. It is recognized that, although sexual violence occurs across different social classes, it is necessary to situate it within a historical context marked by unequal relations of gender, race, age, and social status. It is from this perspective that we approach this discussion, addressing violence as an expression of social issues and seeking to contextualize it within capitalist society --- a system that, under the support of patriarchy and rape culture, sustains different forms of oppression and control over the bodies and lives of women and girls. From a methodological stand point, bibliographical and documentary research was used, exploring important literature on the subject.