Characteristics of resilient families against the effects of political and social violence in Colombia: San Jose del Playón: Resist and live

Authors

  • Jorge Ivan Galindo Madero Universidad Metropolitana. Barranquilla (Colombia)
  • Cirit del Carmen Mateus de Oro Universidad Metropolitana. Barranquilla (Colombia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.8.2.2017.04

Keywords:

Families; resilience, political violence; Colombia

Abstract

The effects of political and social violence in Colombia are evident in the voices of the victims who
have experienced its effects, the trend of the investigations has been linked to the description of the traumatic traces of violence and this has made it possible to visualize the dimensions of the conflict, recognizing the resilient tools that subjects and families have developed in the face of traumatic events, it becomes a possibility to understand dynamics that allow us to face these experiences. This document describes the results of an investigation that characterizes resilient families in the face of political and social violence in Colombia, a qualitative study was proposed with a case study design, the level is descriptive. The case of the families of the population of San José del Playón in the department of Bolívar is described, in the middle of a context of constant confrontations by the armed actors, a forced displacement of the population is generated, some families decide not to move and stay in their homes in the shadow of death. The results describe the resilient tools in the context of coexistence with armed groups as those actions that were achieved when violent groups left the area.

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Published

2017-12-11

How to Cite

Galindo Madero, J. I., & Mateus de Oro, C. del C. (2017). Characteristics of resilient families against the effects of political and social violence in Colombia: San Jose del Playón: Resist and live. CULTURA EDUCACIÓN Y SOCIEDAD, 8(2), 49–60. https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.8.2.2017.04