Abstract

ARIAS CARDONA, Ana María  and  SOTO VELEZ, José Andrés. Meanings and Practices of Power: Approach to the Experiences of University Students. Hallazgos [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.28, pp.123-143. ISSN 1794-3841.  https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-3841.2017.0028.06.

This article gives an account of one of the elements analyzed in the doctoral thesis on social relations in the University; specifically of the category "power". The research was done under a qualitative design, with a hermeneutic method; through 14 workshops with interactive techniques and in-depth interviews. 119 young people (men and women) enrolled in different undergraduate programs in Social Sciences and Education, from public and private universities (4 campuses and 6 venues), located in the department of Antioquia (Colombia). The analysis of the results yielded four major subcategories, each one configured according to the participants' reports; in this case the analysis of two of them is presented: "The power associated to the instituted authority: to maintain the status quo" and "The own power and the conscience on the matter: to have more, to be more".

Keywords : Young; university; power.

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