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This text presents a thematic dossier on racism, contextualizing this phenomenon in time and space. The volume brings together sixteen articles, signed by thirty authors from different scientific areas and institutional affiliations, because it is believed that such plurality can provide a comprehensive view of the phenomenon in order to bring more contributions to its study, framework and confrontation. Fifteen articles are dedicated to the Brazilian context (in general or to specific places such as Curitiba, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Catarina, Santa Maria [Rio Grande do Sul] and Sergipe) and one article focuses on the Argentine context (La Plata, Buenos Aires). Some texts expose theoretical reflections, while others are the result of research that analyses the school and training context. The content of this dossier will be useful for social scientists, educators and trainers of children, youth and adults, both in academia and in associations and/or engaged with the causes discussed here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current white supremacist racial order in America fundamentally relies on fear and pain to shape the subjectivities of Black people in childhood. This violence is most visible when enacted by police officers against unarmed Black youth. A less visible yet more pernicious form of racist violence against Black children is exercised by community proxies such as Black teachers and parents. Annual government reports reveal that Black children are more likely to be injured or killed by their parents than by police. In this paper we inquire as to why, despite the many Black writers who have described parental violence as an intergenerational re‐enactment of the violence of slavery, and despite decades of research on the harms of hitting children, social theorists have not analyzed how Black parents can serve as proxies for white supremacist violence. We argue that Black parenting culture has in many ways internalized the white supremacist view that corporal punishment is required to instill the discipline necessary to spare Black youth from police violence and incarceration. We conclude that until social scientists foreground the voices of Black youth in their studies, rather than adults, our ability to understand and confront the reproduction of white supremacist violence will be impeded. We argue that the physical punishment of children in Black families is an aspect of the legacy or "afterlife" of slavery. We contend that this omission persists because Black youth voices are absent from social analysis on the issue of physical punishment, existing only in clinical studies divorced from macro‐sociological analysis, and we discuss how this omission occurred as a matter of scholarly history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• How eating together, known as commensality, influences food choice is unclear. • A USA national sample of adults described food choices with different co-eaters. • American adults chose more highly processed food when eating with friends vs others. • Minimally processed food choice when eating with friends may promote public health. The act of eating together, known as commensality, is an evolved mechanism of human life. Nonetheless, the association of commensality with food choice in adults is unclear, particularly in the United States where there is wide availability of highly processed food (e.g., ice cream, chips). The association may differ based on the social role of co-eaters, but this has not been fully examined. The present study was a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of the adult population in the United States (N = 750; M ag e = 45.10 ± 16.45; 62.7% White; 50.4% women) conducted online in January 2020. Participants were recruited from double-opt-in market research panels and answered questions regarding commensality, food choice, and sociodemographic information. American adults chose more highly processed food when eating with friends compared to all other co-eaters. Adults with higher versus lower body mass index chose more highly processed food when eating alone. Adults with less versus greater income chose more highly processed food when eating with others, and younger versus older adults, Black versus White Americans, and women versus men chose more highly processed food when eating with others and alone. By considering intersections among commensality, food choice, and culture in adults, social scientists and consumers can identify social eating behaviors that may undermine or support health-promoting dietary change. Choosing minimally processed food like fruit and vegetables when eating with friends may be optimal for American public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]