Conscientização na infância pela igualdade e inclusão social por meio de recursos imagéticos

Abstract

Cases of injustice and inequality against people considered “different” or belonging to “minority” groups occur frequently in our society, in different situations in Brazilian urban life. Many cases are caused by prejudice and discrimination, which manifest themselves in varying degrees of severity, and some even reach the level of heinous crimes. In Brazil, a multiracial and multicultural country of great diversity, prejudice and discrimination still exist in the remarkably warm and tolerant population. This fact is due to several factors – economic, social, ideological, political, and to the current conjuncture. But the lack of understanding, empathy and tolerance must be the most root cause. The present research wants to seek a proposal, through design, that can contribute to the reduction of the problem of prejudice and discrimination, and consequently the injustice and inequality in human relationships. The work of raising awareness among the population for the prevention of prejudice and discrimination is fundamental, but complex and arduous, which depends a lot on the media and publicity, in the long term. Early childhood education has become important and essential for the cause of equality, justice, inclusion, and accessibility. One of the resources and materials is the use of attractive children's books, aimed at this cause, which use convincing texts and images, with creative, appropriate, and interesting language that manage to make children aware of avoiding prejudice and discrimination. The project developed and presented is a book with content based on principles that exalt love, friendship, empathy, equality, equality, and harmony.