Diversity and integral human formation: a convergent relationship

Abstract

The central purpose of this article is to investigate which general aspects are related to education in (and to) diversity and how these issues relate and converge with the postulates of an Integral Human Formation, having as a context Professional and Technological Education (PTS). In demonstrating these convergences, we propose to answer the following question: Is the study of diversity, in fact, a preponderant question for the process of human formation in its integrality? To this end, a bibliographic analysis was carried out on the theme, focusing on the concepts and contextualizations of diversity, identity and difference, highlighting how these conceptions are permeated by the power relations existing in society and influence their social constructions. As an argumentative direction, the article highlights some aspects related to gender, ethnic-racial and sexual diversity. At the end of the research it was possible to recognize the real convergence between the critical historical study of diversity and the conceptions of Integral Human Formation, since diversity is in the scope of social relations where life is produced, and it is precisely the critical analysis of all social relations one of the commitments of Integral Human Formation. Moreover, by offering an in-depth study of the issues inherent to diversity, it is possible to understand the historical genesis of phenomena such as racism, machismo and homophobia and to envision alternatives for the construction of a more just and egalitarian society.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/methofocusinterv1-047