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Young People in Complex and Unequal Societies
Doing Youth Studies in Spain and Latin America
Series: - Youth in a Globalizing World, Volume: 18
Youth studies in Latin America and Spain face numerous challenges. This book delves into youth experiences in the 21st century, shaped by complex and pressing issues: the surge of youth cultures and groups, visual images of youth throughout time, and fragmented youth experiences in radically unequal societies. It analyzes young people as precarious natives in global capitalism and labor uncertainty, juvenicide, feminist discourse, social networks, intimacy and sexual affection among young people in a context of growing claims of gender equality. Also included are rural and indigenous youth as political actors, the actions of young political activists within government administrations, the experience of youth migration and empowerment, and young people dealing with the digital world. How have youth studies approached these issues in Latin America and Spain? Which were the main developments and transformations in this research field over the past years? Where is it heading?
Contributors are: Jorge Benedicto, Maritza Urteaga, Dolores Rocca, José Antonio Pérez Islas, Juan Carlos Revilla, Mariano Urraco, Almudena Moreno, Ãscar Aguilera, Marcela Saá, Rafael Merino, Ana Miranda, Carles Feixa, Gonzalo SaravÃ, Antonio Santos-Ortega, David Muñoz-RodrÃguez, Arantxa Grau-Muñoz, José Manuel Valenzuela, Silvia Elizalde, Mónica Figueras, Mittzy Arciniega, Nele Hansen, Tanja Strecker, Elisa G. de Castro, Melina Vázquez, René Unda, Daniel Llanos, Sonia Páez de la Torre, Pere Soler, Daniel Calderón, and Stribor Kuric.
Contributors are: Jorge Benedicto, Maritza Urteaga, Dolores Rocca, José Antonio Pérez Islas, Juan Carlos Revilla, Mariano Urraco, Almudena Moreno, Ãscar Aguilera, Marcela Saá, Rafael Merino, Ana Miranda, Carles Feixa, Gonzalo SaravÃ, Antonio Santos-Ortega, David Muñoz-RodrÃguez, Arantxa Grau-Muñoz, José Manuel Valenzuela, Silvia Elizalde, Mónica Figueras, Mittzy Arciniega, Nele Hansen, Tanja Strecker, Elisa G. de Castro, Melina Vázquez, René Unda, Daniel Llanos, Sonia Páez de la Torre, Pere Soler, Daniel Calderón, and Stribor Kuric.
Jorge Benedicto is Full Professor of Sociology at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Spain). He has been a Visiting Researcher at University of Florence (Italy) and LâObservatoire Jeunes et Societé of INRS (Quebec, Canada). He specializes in research on youth, citizenship and politics. He is a former consultant of OIJ and UNDP-Honduras.
Maritza Urteaga holds a Ph.D. in Anthropological Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM, Mexico). She is a Research Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Social Anthropology at the National School of Anthropology and History. Her research focuses on anthropology of youth, urban anthropology, identity, culture and communication, cultural production, youth and affectivity.
Dolores Rocca holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA, Argentina) and a degree in Political Science (UBA). She is a Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and at the Gino Germani Research Institute (IIGG-UBA). Her research interests are political activism, youth participation, political identities, electoral campaigns, and qualitative research.
Maritza Urteaga holds a Ph.D. in Anthropological Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM, Mexico). She is a Research Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Social Anthropology at the National School of Anthropology and History. Her research focuses on anthropology of youth, urban anthropology, identity, culture and communication, cultural production, youth and affectivity.
Dolores Rocca holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA, Argentina) and a degree in Political Science (UBA). She is a Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and at the Gino Germani Research Institute (IIGG-UBA). Her research interests are political activism, youth participation, political identities, electoral campaigns, and qualitative research.
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
âIntroduction Studying Young Peopleâs Lives, Understanding Complex and Diverse Societies
ââJorge Benedicto and Maritza Urteaga
part 1
Youth Studies in Latin America and Spain: Multiple Perspectives, Multiple Contexts
ââJorge Benedicto
1âGame of Glances Review of Youth Research in Latin America
ââJosé Antonio Pérez Islas
2â40 Years of Youth Studies in Spain and Their Contribution to Social Images of Youth
ââJuan Carlos Revilla and Mariano Urraco
3âThe Current Theoretical Debates in Comparative Research on Young People A European Perspective
ââAlmudena Moreno
4âYouth Images Visual Images, Representations and Imaginaries of Young People
ââÃscar Aguilera and Marcela Saá
part 2
The Life of Young People in Complex and Unequal Societies
ââMaritza Urteaga
5âYouth as Transition Theoretical and Methodological Contributions to the Youth Study Field in Latin America and Spain
ââRafael Merino and Ana Miranda
6âYouth Cultures and Identities The Surfaces of the Underground
ââCarles Feixa
7âThe Fragmentation of Youth Experience Social Inequality and Everyday Life in Urban Latin America
ââGonzalo SaravÃ
8âPrecarious Natives New Profiles of Precarious Young People in the Flexible Economies
ââAntonio Santos-Ortega, David Muñoz-RodrÃguez and Arantxa Grau-Muñoz
9âIuvenis Sacer The Systematic Murder of Young People in Latin America
ââJosé Manuel Valenzuela
10âGender Relationships and Sexual Affection between Young People Reflections from the Argentine Case
ââSilvia Elizalde
part 3
Diversity and Youth Agency: Young People as Actors in Society
ââJorge Benedicto and Dolores Rocca
11âYoung Women as Social Actors Participation in Cultural Groups and the Feminist Empowerment of Young People in Catalonia (Spain)
ââMònica Figueras, Mittzy Arciniega, Nele Hansen and Tanja Strecker
12âRural Youth A Political Actor of Social Movements in Brazil and its Impact on Youth Policies
ââElisa Guaraná
13âYoung Political Activists in Government-Supporting Organizations Argentina from a Regional Perspective
ââMelina Vázquez and Dolores Rocca
14âKichwa Indigenous Youth from Ecuador Conditions and Context of their Youth Agency
ââRené Unda and Daniel Llanos
15âMigration and Youth Empowerment The Migration Experience of Young Latin Americans to Catalonia
ââSonia Páez de la Torre and Pere Soler
16âYouth in the Digital World Dispositions and Experiences of Internet Use
ââDaniel Calderón and Stribor Kuric
ââAfterword Young People and Covid-19: Some Thoughts about a Very Near Future
ââJorge Benedicto, Maritza Urteaga and Dolores Rocca
Index
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
âIntroduction Studying Young Peopleâs Lives, Understanding Complex and Diverse Societies
ââJorge Benedicto and Maritza Urteaga
part 1
Youth Studies in Latin America and Spain: Multiple Perspectives, Multiple Contexts
ââJorge Benedicto
1âGame of Glances Review of Youth Research in Latin America
ââJosé Antonio Pérez Islas
2â40 Years of Youth Studies in Spain and Their Contribution to Social Images of Youth
ââJuan Carlos Revilla and Mariano Urraco
3âThe Current Theoretical Debates in Comparative Research on Young People A European Perspective
ââAlmudena Moreno
4âYouth Images Visual Images, Representations and Imaginaries of Young People
ââÃscar Aguilera and Marcela Saá
part 2
The Life of Young People in Complex and Unequal Societies
ââMaritza Urteaga
5âYouth as Transition Theoretical and Methodological Contributions to the Youth Study Field in Latin America and Spain
ââRafael Merino and Ana Miranda
6âYouth Cultures and Identities The Surfaces of the Underground
ââCarles Feixa
7âThe Fragmentation of Youth Experience Social Inequality and Everyday Life in Urban Latin America
ââGonzalo SaravÃ
8âPrecarious Natives New Profiles of Precarious Young People in the Flexible Economies
ââAntonio Santos-Ortega, David Muñoz-RodrÃguez and Arantxa Grau-Muñoz
9âIuvenis Sacer The Systematic Murder of Young People in Latin America
ââJosé Manuel Valenzuela
10âGender Relationships and Sexual Affection between Young People Reflections from the Argentine Case
ââSilvia Elizalde
part 3
Diversity and Youth Agency: Young People as Actors in Society
ââJorge Benedicto and Dolores Rocca
11âYoung Women as Social Actors Participation in Cultural Groups and the Feminist Empowerment of Young People in Catalonia (Spain)
ââMònica Figueras, Mittzy Arciniega, Nele Hansen and Tanja Strecker
12âRural Youth A Political Actor of Social Movements in Brazil and its Impact on Youth Policies
ââElisa Guaraná
13âYoung Political Activists in Government-Supporting Organizations Argentina from a Regional Perspective
ââMelina Vázquez and Dolores Rocca
14âKichwa Indigenous Youth from Ecuador Conditions and Context of their Youth Agency
ââRené Unda and Daniel Llanos
15âMigration and Youth Empowerment The Migration Experience of Young Latin Americans to Catalonia
ââSonia Páez de la Torre and Pere Soler
16âYouth in the Digital World Dispositions and Experiences of Internet Use
ââDaniel Calderón and Stribor Kuric
ââAfterword Young People and Covid-19: Some Thoughts about a Very Near Future
ââJorge Benedicto, Maritza Urteaga and Dolores Rocca
Index
This book will be of interest to researchers, students and experts in youth studies who want to learn about the research in this field in Latin America and Spain.