Meanings and scope of solidarity-based action among young people in Medellín

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Yicel Nayrobis Giraldo-Giraldo
Alexander Ruiz-Silva

Abstract

(analytical): This article presents the result of a study on the solidarity-based actions of young people who participate in youth groups in Medellin. The study focuses on solidarity as an action —beyond its connotation as a value or feeling— considering it as a moral experience. The main methodological strategy is the production and analysis of testimonial narratives that are based on in-depth interviews and focus groups. The results are grouped as follows: 1) solidarity as an action aimed at strengthening relationships; 2) solidarity as an action designed to overcome injustice and combat indifference and fear. As conclusions, the study affirms that even though some of the solidarity-based actions are responses to a group of different situations, the majority respond to the search for justice.


Key words: Solidarity (Thesaurus on Human Rights of the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights); volunteering, youth (Unesco Social Science Thesaurus).


 


 

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Giraldo-Giraldo, Y. N., & Ruiz-Silva, A. (2018). Meanings and scope of solidarity-based action among young people in Medellín. Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud, 17(1), 301–314. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17118
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Author Biographies

Yicel Nayrobis Giraldo-Giraldo, Universidad de Manizales y Cinde, Colombia.

Doctora en Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud (Universidad de Manizales-Cinde). Magíster en Educación y Desarrollo Humano (Universidad de Manizales-Cinde). Profesora e investigadora de la Universidad de Manizales y de la Fundación Cinde. Investigadora del Grupo de Investigación en Educación y Pedagogía: saberes, imaginarios e intersubjetividades (Universidad de Manizales-Cinde). Orcid: 0000-0002-0313-3197. Índice H5: 4. Correo electrónico: yngiraldo@gmail.com

Alexander Ruiz-Silva, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Colombia.

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales (Flacso-Argentina). Profesor Titular de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. Orcid: 0000-0002-3214-6894. Índice H5: 15. Correo electrónico: alexruizsilva@yahoo.com