An exploratory qualitative research was carried out in Madrid, Spain, focusing on early adolescents and adolescents from low-income families, most of them with a migration background. The main subject was to describe their perceptions about risk and harm in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Focus groups and creative workshops were conducted in order to identify risk perceptions, conflicts, solutions and the main agents involved in each case. Despite their lack of financial resources, these adolescents intensively use media and modern technologies with the support of formal and informal institutions outside the family. In this context, they use technology as a set of different resources coordinated in a network in order to achieve specific goals of early adolescence and adolescence. Risks emerge as this network affects their family rules, the social construction of age, and the status inside the family and among peers.
Forma de citar este artículo en APA: Cabello Cádiz, P. y Torres, R. (julio-diciembre, 2015). Conflictos socioambientales y acción colectiva de jóvenes de la región de Los Lagos (Chile). Sociales, 6(2), 253-277. Revista Colombiana de Ciencias ResumenEsta investigación caracteriza la articulación entre los conflictos socioambientales y la participación política y ciudadana de jóvenes de la Región de Los Lagos, Chile. Se realizaron 44 entrevistas en profundidad a jóvenes entre 18 y 30 años de edad, que participan en algún tipo de colectivo, organización ciudadana o política. Entre los principales resultados, podemos indicar que la identidad y los afectos operan tanto como medio para la integración, como para el impulso de la acción colectiva en conflictos ambientales. Se discute el papel de los conflictos ambientales en la construcción de los jóvenes de la Región como individuos y sujetos colectivos, emergiendo identidades que podemos denominar "ecoterritoriales". La discusión de estos resultados permite además resaltar la profunda crisis de legitimidad de las formas de representación, sobre todo cuando lo que está en disputa es el territorio y el medioambiente. Palabras clave:Juventud, Chile, conflictos socioambientales, identidad, territorio Abstract This research characterize the connection between environmental conflicts, and political and civic involvement of young people in Los Lagos Region, Chile. To achieve this goal 44 in depth interviews were conducted with young people between 18 and 30 years old that take part in civil society or political organizations. As main results we find that identity and emotions are key elements for social integration and powerful drives for collective action. We discuss the role of environmental conflicts in the construction of individuality and collective action among young people of the Region; what arises from the process might be called "eco-territorial identities". These results lead us to discuss also about the legitimacy of traditional political representation, especially in the context of territorial and environmental conflicts. Keywords:Youth, Chile, environmental conflicts, identity, territory 1 Investigación financiada por la Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo, Universidad Austral de Chile, proyecto DID UACH S-20130-08 "Sentidos y significados de la participación política y ciudadana de jóvenes en la Región de Los Lagos" * Doctor en Psicología Social. Profesor Asociado en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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