Polarização Política e Relações Intergrupais: um estudo das Representações Sociais no Brasil

This research aimed to study left-wing and right-wing groups’ political polarization their Social Representations (SR) of each other, as well investigate the experience violence belief in a just world (BJW). An online survey was conducted. The groups used terms equality, empathy, justice describe themselves, while freedom, conservatism, justice. Both negative opponents; left-wingers described right-wingers selfish, ignorant, intolerant corrupt, intolerant, extremist. Regarding violence, 72% stated that they knew someone who had suffered last two years, especially through social media. As for means on BJW scale, lower mean than right-wingers. There are significant differences SRs positions between groups, which may be at core violence.