Paper Status Tracking

Journals by Title

Journals by Subject

Contact us

	customer@davidpublishing.com
	3275638434

	Paper Publishing WeChat

Useful Links

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Article

Open Access

In Colombia We Are All Poor

Author(s)

Nelly Ayala Rodriguez

Full-Text PDF Download XML 794 Views

DOI:10.17265/2159-5526/2016.08.004

Affiliation(s)

Catholic University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

ABSTRACT

For many, poverty is one of the fundamental problems of Colombia, despite the fact that the economy of the country has been growing and there are efforts of the national government, business, academia, and civil society to contribute to the improvement of this condition. In March 2015, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE, for its Spanish acronym) indicated that in 2014 there was a reduction in the monetary and multidimensional poverty in Colombia. But the truth is that in Colombia we are all poor. We have not been able to take advantage of the visible and invisible wealth we possess. In this sense, this paper provides reflective elements about the fundamental role of three key players in reducing this condition, such as the social sciences from community psychology; the State, with the strengthening of cultural policies; and higher education, viewed from the paradigm of university social responsibility. These reflections are the results of the first phase of a research that is being carried out in an area of the city of Bogota, in which the Catholic University of Colombia, since 2011, has been developing a process of community intervention to contribute to overcoming poverty. This research is a partnership with universities of Brazil and Mexico, with the purpose to develop knowledge and have an impact on public policy in the respective countries.

KEYWORDS

Poverty, community psychology, invisible poverty, invisible wealth

Cite this paper

Sociology Study, August 2016, Vol. 6, No. 8, 516-526

References

Almeida, E. 2009. psicología comunitaria: trabajando con comunidades en las Américas (Community Psychology: Working With Communities in the Americas). San Juan Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas.

Ayala, N., B. Hernandez, and W. Penate. 2014. “Representaciones sociales acerca de la responsabilidad social en universidades de América latina” (Social Representations About Social Responsibility in Universities in Latin America). Doctoral thesis, Universidad de La Laguna España.

Boltvinik, J. 2003. “Conceptos y medición de la pobreza. La necesidad de ampliar la mirada” (Concepts and Measurement of Poverty. The Need to Broaden the View). Papeles de Población 9(38):9-25.

Cintron, F., E. Acosta, and L. Diaz., Eds. 2009. Psicología Comunitaria: Trabajando con comunidades en las Américas (Community Psychology: Working With Communities in the Americas). Hato Rey, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Puerto Riqueñas, Inc.

Constitution of Colombia. 1991. Actualizada y revisada (Updated and Revised). Bogotá, D.C.: Leyer.

De La Cruz Ayuso, C. and P. Sasia Santos. 2008. “The Responsibility of the University in the Project of Building a Society.” In IESALC. The social responsibility movement of the university: A novel understanding of the university mission. Revista Educación Superior y Sociedad Nueva Época 13(2):17-52.

De La Red Vega, N. 2009. “Necesidades emergentes y responsabilidad social universitaria. Universidad de Alicante” (Emerging Needs and University Social Responsibility. University of Alicante). Valladolid, España. Revista Alternativas. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social 16:65-78.

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísticas (DANE). 2015. Encuesta Multipropósito. Boletín 2014 (Multipurpose Survey. Newsletter 2014). Retrieved (http:// www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/multi/Boletin_EM_2014.pdf).

——. 2016. Pobreza multidimensional y monetaria Resultados 2015 (Multidimensional and Monetary Poverty 2015 Results). Retrieved (http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investiga ciones/condiciones_vida/pobreza/cp_pobreza_15.pdf).

Francescato, D. 1998. “Estrategias de capacitación (empowerment) grupal, organizacional y comunitaria en un contexto social cambiante” (Group, Organizational and Community Training Strategies in a Changing Social Context). Pp. 271-280 in Psicología Comunitaria. Fundamentos y Aplicaciones (Community Psychology. Fundamentals and Applications), edited by A. M. González. Madrid: Síntesis.

Gaete, R. 2011. “La responsabilidad social universitaria necesidades sociales emergente y calidad de vida de los ciudadanos propuesta de ámbitos e indicadores” (University Social Responsibility Emerging Social Needs and Quality of Life of Citizens Proposed Areas and Indicators). Universidad complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Antofagasta Chile. Argos 28(54):191-216.

Kawabata. 2009. “Prólogo” (Prologue). In Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Manual de primeros pasos (University Social Responsibility. First Steps Manual), edited by F. Vallaeys, C. De La Cruz, and P. Sasia. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo—BID—México, D.F.: McGraw Hill.

Kieffer, C. 1984. “Citizen Empowerment: A Developmental Perspective.” Prevention in Human Services 3:9-36.

Kliskberg, B. 2007. El capital social movilizado contra la pobreza: la experiencia del Proyecto de Comunidades Especiales en Puerto Rico (Social Capital Mobilized Against Poverty: The Experience of the Puerto Rico Special Communities Project). 1st ed. Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales—CLACSO.

Lodieu, M. T. 2009. En psicología comunitaria: trabajando con comunidades en las Américas (In Community Psychology: Working With Communities in the Americas). San Juan Puerto Rico, Ediciones: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas.

Montero, M. 2004. Introducción a la Psicología comunitaria. Desarrollo, conceptos y procesos (Introduction to Community Psychology. Development, Concepts and Processes). Buenos Aires: Paidos.

——. 2006. Teoría y práctica de la psicología comunitaria: la tensión entre comunidad y sociedad (Theory and Practice of Community Psychology: The Tension Between Community and Society). Buenos Aires: Paidos.

Powell, T. J. 1990. Working With Self-help. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of Social Workers.

Rappaport, J. 1981. “In Praise of Paradox: A Social Policy of Empowerment Over Prevention.” American Journal of Community Psychology 9(1):1-25.

Sawaia Bader, B. 2003. “La comunidad como principio y como entidad cívica: una discussion sobre democracia y felicidad centrada en la familia” (Community as a Principle and as a Civic Entity: A Discussion on Democracy and Family-Centered Happiness). Pp. 9-17 in Fundamentos en humanidades (Fundamentals in Humanities). Chile: Universidad Nacional de San Luis.

Sen, A. 2000. “La pobreza como privación de capacidades” (Poverty as a Deprivation of Capacity). Pp. 114-141 in Desarrollo y libertad (Development and Freedom). Buenos Aires: Planeta.

Swift, C. and G. Levine. 1987. “Empowerment and Emerging Mental Health Technology.” Journal of Primary Prevention 8:71-94.

Tünnermann Bernheim, C. 2000. “Pertinencia social y principios básicos para orientar el diseño de políticas de educación superior” (Social Relevance and Basic Principles to Guide the Design of Higher Education Policies). Educación Superior y Sociedad 11(1 and 2):181-196.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). 1996. “Nuestra diversidad creativa” (Our Creative Diversity). In World Commission on Culture and Development Report. New York: UNESCO.

United Nations Development Program—UNDP. 2003. El conflicto, callejón con salida. Informe Nacional de Desarrollo Humano para Colombia—2003 (The Conflict, Alley With Exit. National Human Development Report for Colombia—2003). Retrieved (http://www.fuac.edu.co/down load/AREAS/13dhu.pdf).

——. 2011. “Las dimensiones faltantes en la medición de la pobreza” (The Missing Dimensions in Measuring Poverty). Revista Latinoamericana Desarrollo Humano. Boletín 75:1-4.

——. 2014a. Colombia. Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (Colombia. Sustainable Development Goals). Retrieved (http://www.co.undp.org/content/colombia/es/home/countryinfo.html).

——. 2014b. Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2014 (Human Development Report 2014). Retrieved (http://www.undp. org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/HDR/2014HDR/HDR-2014-Spanish.pdf).

Vallaeys, F., C. De La Cruz, and P. M. Sasia. 2009. Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Manual de primeros pasos (University Social Responsibility. First Steps Manual). Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo—BID—México, D.F.: McGraw Hill.

Wiesenfeld, E. 2014. “La psicología social comunitaria en América Latina: Consolidación o crisis” (Community Social Psychology in Latin America: Consolidation or Crisis)? Psicoperspectiva 13(2):6-18.

Zuluaga, S., C. Vallejo, D. Cardona, D. Ángel, J. González, C. C. S. Medina, and M. C. Vergara. 2009. RSU Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU University Social Responsibility). Manizales, Colombia: Universidad Autónoma de Manizales.