Social representations about drug trafficking among adolescents in Tamaulipas
Representaciones sociales acerca del narcotráfico en adolescentes de Tamaulipas
Author:
Almanza Avendaño, Ariagor Manuel
Gómez San Luis, Anel Hortensia
Guzmán González, Diego Nahúm
Cruz Montes, José Alfonso
Keywords:
Drug trafficking
Adolescence
Crime
Violence
Social psychology
Group psychology
Tamaulipas
Narcotráfico
Adolescencia
Delincuencia
Violencia
Psicología social
Psicología de grupo
Tamaulipas
Adolescence
Crime
Violence
Social psychology
Group psychology
Tamaulipas
Narcotráfico
Adolescencia
Delincuencia
Violencia
Psicología social
Psicología de grupo
Tamaulipas
Date:
2018-01-24
Abstract:
The aim of this article is to understand the social representations constructed by a group of adolescents of the state of Tamaulipas about drug trafficking. An intrinsic case study design was used and semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to explore the social representation construction process. For the purpose of analyzing the thematic content the MAXQDA 11 program was used. The results show that adolescents consider drug trafficking as a criminal activity that has become more diverse, including other crimes associated with violence and harming others. This is an exploratory study, which, notwithstanding the small number of participants, recovers the voices of the adolescents immersed in communities where drug trafficking is prevalent, without participating directly in it. Likewise, it explains that young people’s involvement in drug trafficking decreases when they perceive it as a crime, developing their identity as opposed to it. El objetivo de este artículo es comprender las representaciones sociales construidas por un grupo de adolescentes del estado de Tamaulipas, acerca del narcotráfico. Se empleó un diseño de estudio de caso intrínseco, y se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas para aproximarse al proceso de construcción de su representación social. Para analizar el contenido temático se utilizó el programa MAXQDA 11. Los resultados muestran que los adolescentes consideran al narcotráfico como una actividad delictiva, que se ha diversificado para incluir otros delitos asociados con la violencia y el daño a los demás. Es un estudio exploratorio y, pese al número reducido de participantes, recupera las voces de los adolescentes inmersos en comunidades donde hay narcotráfico, sin que participen directamente en él, también da cuenta de que la incorporación de los jóvenes en el narcotráfico se limita cuando lo perciben como un delito, y elaboran su identidad en contraposición a él.
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