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Discrimination and "Social Democracy" in Brazil

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(5 pp) Attempting change is always difficult; and of course some clever soul said, the most difficult thing to change is ones ideas or belief system. That has certainly been true of the concept of "social democracy" in Brazil. Emilia Viotti da Costa examines that thought in an article entitled, "The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology."

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of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology." BBsdbrzl.doc DISCRIMINATION and "SOCIAL DEMOCRACY" IN BRAZIL Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., April 2001 Note to the student: somewhere in sample paper the date and source of da Costas article should be given -either as a separate Bibliography sheet or ..."da Costa examines that thought in a _____ article found in ______ entitled ..." Introduction Attempting change is always difficult; and of course some clever soul said, the most difficult thing to change is ones ideas or belief system. That has certainly been true of the concept of "social democracy" in Brazil. Emilia Viotti da Costa examines that thought in an article entitled, "The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology." A "natural kind of thing" According to DeCosta, blacks were not "legally discriminated against," but were "naturally," and "informally" segregated. In spite of claims forty years ago by Gilberto Freyre, that blacks were a very mobile social group, DeCostas data reflects the opposite information: social mobility and employment advancement is severely restricted. Now, DeCostata is saying, that considering Brazil as a racial democracy is mythic at its very least, and revisionist history at the most. The dynamics of "social mythology" We might say that social mythology is a weaving of tales from history as well as society; what might be considered truth or near history in one generation, and, by the time of the next one or two generations, be considered legend or myth. As example of this unique blending of history and story, in the United States was "the self-made man." The nature of the myth that resulted did inspire some men to ...

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