Objective:

To reflect on the symbolic violence in the family field and the (de)structuring of adolescent habitus based on the television series Sex education.

Content synthesis:

Theoretical and reflective study based on books and articles by philosopher Pierre Bourdieu, that address the concepts of field, capital, habitus, power and symbolic violence, and the television series Sex Education, which allows a new look at the complex relationships and existing identity structures in the family context. Recognizing that symbolic violence expresses itself through manifested power relations between the dominator and the dominated, it is noticeable the incorporation and legitimization of a marginalized discourse by individuals belonging to a less empowered class, who accept this social reality in a natural way.

Conclusions:

A critical look is required on interpersonal relationships in the family context, since it is in family socialization that the incorporation and construction of the habitus of individuals begins. Besides, it is observed that symbolic violence originated in a submission environment can be as damaging as other types of visible violence, since this decisively affects the construction and development of adolescents.

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