Representaciones sociales sobre la violencia estructural en moradores del barrio Lourdes de la parroquia de Cutuglagua en el periodo entre marzo-agosto del año 2019.

Abstract

The present dissertation: Social representations about structural violence in dwellers of Lourdes neighborhood from Cutuglagua, was developed using the qualitative research perspective. In order to unveil social representations about structural violence, it was necessary to understand how people internalize and live their own realities or how they assimilate structural violence in their daily life. To do this, semi-structured interviews were applied, with a sample of four selected key actors who have lived in this neighborhood for more than fifteen years. The results show that social representations are a form of assimilation about social information and thereby they tend to become a human life mediator in their daily life; inside Lourdes neighborhood dwellers, the social representation, is built through a series of imaginaries related with the neglect and precariousness of living in this area. At the same time these factors create an image of this neighborhood and give identity to the dwellers who chose community action as means of coping with feelings of dissatisfaction about their needs. Finally, the information about this neglect phenomenon was collected from historical stories which explain how there has not been enough attention to this neighborhood needs since its birth to nowadays. Also, how difficult have been living in this sector and that everything they could achieve was possible because of community effort.