SOCIAL CLEAVAGES AND COMPREHENSION OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN CHILDREN FROM CONTRASTIVE SOCIAL GROUPS

The study investigates the notions of children from contrasting social groups around social inequality. Its main interest rests on the analysis of infant cognitive constructions considering the social contexts of belonging. A descriptive and qualitative empirical study was performed. Seventy-six sem...

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Main Author: Acuña Figueroa, María Belén (author)
Other Authors: Aguilera Sicot, Romina (author), Cesario, Julieta (author), Imhoff, Débora (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1150
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5353
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Summary:The study investigates the notions of children from contrasting social groups around social inequality. Its main interest rests on the analysis of infant cognitive constructions considering the social contexts of belonging. A descriptive and qualitative empirical study was performed. Seventy-six semi-structured interviews to children of 10 and 11 years old, from medium-high and low socioeconomic status of the city of Cordoba, were conducted, selected by theoretical sampling. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. In turn, an analysis of the underlying causal attributions was made and a traversal exploration of the ideological dimension around the understanding of this social problem. Results indicate that both groups shared some aspects about their understanding of social inequality. Still, certain dimensions showed differences between the two groups, accounting for differences in the way to understand social inequality based on social belongings of the participants.