Identidad étnica, discriminacion percibida y procesos afectivos en jóvenes mapuches urbanos
Identidad étnica, discriminacion percibida y procesos afectivos en jóvenes mapuches urbanos
Authors
Zañartu Canihuante, Natalia
Aravena Reyes, Andrea
Grandón Fernández, Pamela
Sáez Delgado, Fabiola
Zañartu Canihuante, Carola
Aravena Reyes, Andrea
Grandón Fernández, Pamela
Sáez Delgado, Fabiola
Zañartu Canihuante, Carola
Authors
Date
2018-03-08
Datos de publicación:
Cultura, Hombre, Sociedad (CUHSO), Vol. 27, N°2, 229-250, 2017
Keywords
Identidad étnica - Discriminación - Afrontamiento - Ethnicidentity - Discrimination
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Abstract
Este artículo presenta una reflexión crítica a partir de la identidad en la disciplina científica de la psicología. Expone la importancia de considerar y enfatizar los aspectos afectivos de la identidad, tanto como los cognitivos. Plantea, además, que la construcción de la identidad sería un proceso dinámico, ya que se encuentra en permanente movimiento y transformación a lo largo de todo el desarrollo humano. El proceso de conformación de la identidad es, además, afectado por su entorno cultural local y también por la globalización,
sobre todo cuando existen tensiones identitarias, como es el caso de los jóvenes que se adscriben a algún pueblo originario. En esta dualidad, la
identidad étnica de los jóvenes mapuches se negocia constantemente entre la tensión de mantener su cultura y formar parte de la cultura del grupo dominante, que comúnmente desvaloriza la identidad de los grupos minoritarios, a través de la instalación de prejuicios y prácticas discriminatorias, que tendrán consecuencias en la vida de los jóvenes discriminados. Este documento es un artículo teórico y tiene como objetivo principal aportar a la comprensión de la conformación identitaria en jóvenes que se identifican a sí mismos como personas mapuches, en el contexto actual, marcado por un clima de violencia y
discriminación, en el Chile urbano de hoy
The article presents a critical reflection on identity as understood in psychology. It expounds the importance of considering and emphasising the affective as well as the cognitive aspects of identity, and proposes that the construction of identity is a dynamic process, since it is in constant movement and transformation throughout human development. The process of identity formation is also affected by the local cultural environment and by globalisation, especially where identity tensions exist, as in the case of young people who consider themselves members of an indigenous people. In this duality, the ethnic identity of young Mapuche is constantly negotiated between the tensions of maintaining their culture and forming part of the culture of the dominant group – which commonly devalues the identity of minority groups by installing prejudices and discriminatory practices that will have consequences in the lives of the young victims of discrimination. This document is a theoretical article. Its main object is to contribute to understanding of identity formation in young people who identify themselves as Mapuche in the current context of urban Chile, which is marked by a climate of violence and discrimination
The article presents a critical reflection on identity as understood in psychology. It expounds the importance of considering and emphasising the affective as well as the cognitive aspects of identity, and proposes that the construction of identity is a dynamic process, since it is in constant movement and transformation throughout human development. The process of identity formation is also affected by the local cultural environment and by globalisation, especially where identity tensions exist, as in the case of young people who consider themselves members of an indigenous people. In this duality, the ethnic identity of young Mapuche is constantly negotiated between the tensions of maintaining their culture and forming part of the culture of the dominant group – which commonly devalues the identity of minority groups by installing prejudices and discriminatory practices that will have consequences in the lives of the young victims of discrimination. This document is a theoretical article. Its main object is to contribute to understanding of identity formation in young people who identify themselves as Mapuche in the current context of urban Chile, which is marked by a climate of violence and discrimination