The social representation of drug traffickers among Sinaloense youths
La representación social del narcotraficante en jóvenes sinaloenses
Author:
Reyes-Sosa, Hiram
Larrañaga-Egilegor, Maider
Valencia-Garate, Jose Francisco
Keywords:
Social perception
Social imaginaries
Drug-trafficking culture
Drug trafficker
Drug trafficking
Sinaloa
Youths
Social impact
Ideology
Percepción social
Imaginarios sociales
Narcocultura
Narcotraficante
Narcotráfico
Sinaloa
Jóvenes
Impacto social
Ideología
Social imaginaries
Drug-trafficking culture
Drug trafficker
Drug trafficking
Sinaloa
Youths
Social impact
Ideology
Percepción social
Imaginarios sociales
Narcocultura
Narcotraficante
Narcotráfico
Sinaloa
Jóvenes
Impacto social
Ideología
Date:
2017-05-07
Abstract:
The problem of drug trafficking is present in México, and thanks to the drug trafficker’s figure, this phenomenon has become very socially relevant. This study’s objectives were to present a historical outline of drug traffickers at different times, and to know their social representation and assessment among Sinaloense youths. In Culiacan, Sinaloa, men and women participated equally in the study. A free evocation of words questionnaire, with an inducing question, was applied, and the evoc software was used to process the data based on frequency hierarchies and evocation order. Results showed a divergent assessment of drug traffickers, which fluctuates between positive and negative and diverges from the negative images and assessments disseminated by politicians and the media. El narcotráfico es una problemática instaurada en México, y gracias a la figura del narcotraficante ha cobrado gran relevancia social. Los objetivos del estudio fueron presentar un esbozo histórico del narcotraficante en épocas diferentes; conocer tanto la representación social que los jóvenes sinaloenses tienen del personaje, así como su valoración sobre él. En el estudio participaron, por partes iguales, hombres y mujeres de la ciudad de Culiacán, Sinaloa. Se aplicó un cuestionario de libre evocación de palabras, con una pregunta inductora, y se usó el software evoc para tratar los datos, ya que los analiza con base en jerarquías de frecuencias y orden de evocación. Los resultados evidenciaron una valoración divergente del narcotraficante, que fluctúa entre lo positivo y lo negativo, que se aparta de las imágenes y valoraciones negativas difundidas por políticos y medios de comunicación.
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