Bio
Dr. Loreley Gomes Garcia is a distinguished sociologist based in Brazil, affiliated with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She earned her PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Paraiba. Her research spans environmental sciences, global change, and multidisciplinary studies, with a particular focus on gender inequality. Dr. Garcia has authored notable works such as 'Far Beyond Samba: How Brazilian Women Face Gender Inequality' and 'Female Body Analysis of the Reflections of Body Transformations in Decisional Capacity'. With over 56 publications (8 international and 48 national), she has made significant contributions to her field. She also serves as a reviewer for the Global Journal of Human Social Sciences (GJHSS) and has mentored 45 scholars while leading 15 research projects. Her work continues to influence social science discourse in Brazil and beyond.
Educational Journey
Federal University of Paraíba
PhD • Sociology
Experience
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
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Reviewer
GJHSS
2024 -Research
FAR BEYOND SAMBA: How Brazilian Women Face Gender Inequality
It is constantly said that Brazil is not a country for amateurs. Our thriving industrial parks and boldly designed cities, our technology-dependent lives, and the big city frenzy all give the impression that we live in modern society because this is the image produced and confirmed by rhetoric that boasts our (post)modernity. However, that is merely a mirage which we believe because we intend and want to be a modern and civilized country, even though the heavy burden of our colonial and slavery past – which bequeathed us misery, inequality, violence, and backwardness – remains intact. Only breaking free from this rubbish that binds us to the past and constr inges us will lead us into the group of modern societies, into the club of the so-called civilized countries. Getting a passport to gain such admission implies banishing backwardness, that perverse inequality embodied in the privileges enjoyed by few, which challenge and compromise our democracy, the very essence of modern societies. However, abolishing privileges and abandoning cultural practices that are incompatible with any idea of civility finds resistance in several layers of the fabric that comprises Brazilian society – and not only within privileged groups – because, after all, being modern has a price. What is not clear is how much we are willing to pay.
