This article discusses the origin of university students' money, the way they use it as well as the meaning they grant it. The research that originated this discussion had a quantitative approach and descriptive scope; it was conducted among 714 Colombian university students who attended daytime classes, and it aimed at identifying the place they give to money as socializing factor. It was found that from the perspective of these young people, money is not a predominant factor in the social relations established at college and that, even when the main meaning that they attribute to money is romantic, its main use is for fun.
La universidad ha sido la institución social que se ha otorgado la función de escudriñar la realidad en sus diferentes ámbitos y manifestaciones, con la intención de develar sus misterios, descubrir su sentido y finalidad, de comprenderla, de apropiarse de su verdad. El carácter social e histórico de esta institución ha hecho que la idea de universidad tome múltiples matices con el transcurrir de los siglos; en nuestros días no es posible una definición universalmente válida de lo que es o debería ser la universidad. El artículo pretende mostrar una visión completa, profunda y sintética de los rasgos esenciales de la institución universitaria, mediante una aproximación teleológica y el recurso a la tradición histórica.
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