Pandemic and racism: socio-racial inequalities in the context of the pandemic

Authors

  • Júlia Barcelos Bittencourt Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • Mossicleia Mendes Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i2.39566

Abstract

This analysis focuses on the deepening of socio-racial inequalities in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic, given that this has highlighted the contradictions of the system of capital. This article aims to understand how the State prioritises the protection of the production and accumulation of capital to the detriment of the protection of workers lives, and reflects on the deepening of socio-racial inequalities. It is based on an analysis of the historical determinations of racism and the overexploitation of the workforce as structuring pillars of Brazilian society. It concludes that the social and economic impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic fell mainly on the black and poor population; the population historically already in more precarious living and working conditions.

 

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Author Biographies

Júlia Barcelos Bittencourt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Assistente Social. Mestranda em Serviço Social no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. (UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil).

Mossicleia Mendes Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Assistente Social. Doutorado em Serviço Social pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social da UERJ; Professora Adjunta no Departamento de Política Social da Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. (UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil).

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Published

29-08-2023

How to Cite

Bittencourt, J. B., & Silva, M. M. (2023). Pandemic and racism: socio-racial inequalities in the context of the pandemic. Argumentum, 15(2), 164–177. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i2.39566

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2023): A pós-graduação brasileira e a internacionalização do ensino superior

Section

Temas Livres

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