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0040/2018 - Experiences of young people of Medellin before, during and after belonging to an illegal armed group, 2005.
Experiencias de jóvenes de Medellín antes, durante y después de pertenecer a un grupo armado ilegal, 2005.

Author:

• Dora María Hernandez - Hernandez, Dora María - <doram.hernandez@udea.edu.com>

Co-author(s):

• Eliana María Alzate - Alzate, Eliana María - <eliana.alzategutierrez@gmail.com>


Abstract:

A greater understanding about experiences of young people before, during and after belonging to an illegal armed group (IAG), seeking to bring elements on integration in urban contexts in Colombia, that orients towards violence prevention. A qualitative study was conducteda hermeneutic historical approach to understanding these experiencesthe perspective of the participants as direct and indirect participants in the armed conflict. 50 young people were interviewed, they were 14 to 24 and lived in Medellin’s low socioeconomic status, 7 women and 43 men, 26 of them had direct experiences in IAG. In their stories protruding progress´s obstacles in the life, marked by stigma, poverty, violence and inequality; the opinions’ difference among young people to decide the membership to these groups; active member of a IAG, like an opportunity in the present and an obstacle in the future which complicates risk behaviors and the reintegration process as a new expectation of access to educative opportunities and employment, and get social recognition. All this comes together in the need not only of an integral reintegration process but more inclusive and equitable social policies, in this case, for children and young.

Keywords:

adolescent, life experiences, violence, qualitative research, Colombia

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Hernandez, Dora María, Alzate, Eliana María. Experiences of young people of Medellin before, during and after belonging to an illegal armed group, 2005.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Jan). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/experiences-of-young-people-of-medellin-before-during-and-after-belonging-to-an-illegal-armed-group-2005/16573?id=16573&id=16573



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