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Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
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Abstract Postwar societies are high-risk contexts for youth participation in violence. However, there is great variation between and within postwar societies. The variation of youth participation in postwar violence can best be understood by focusing on the consequences of war and war termination on youth so... view more
Postwar societies are high-risk contexts for youth participation in violence. However, there is great variation between and within postwar societies. The variation of youth participation in postwar violence can best be understood by focusing on the consequences of war and war termination on youth socialization and transitions into adulthood. Socialization and transitions into adulthood stand at the center of the interaction between youth and adult society and help to explain the variation in youth violence in contexts of high structural risk.... view less
Keywords
adolescence; adulthood; post-war society; socialization; post-war period; propensity to violence; youth; adolescent; adult; violence; Guatemala; social structure; domestic security; social change
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Gesellschaftsstruktur; Innerstaatlicher Konflikt; Nachkriegssituation; Junge Menschen; Gewalt gegen Kinder; Verhältnis zwischen Gruppen/Institutionen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 119-133
Journal
International journal of conflict and violence : IJCV, 8 (2014) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4119/UNIBI/ijcv.285
ISSN
1864-1385
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed