Marco teórico de una investig ación social en barrios populares de Bogotá D. C. - Theoretical frame for a social investigation in slums of Bogotá D.C.

• Main Author: MOLNÁR, Gábor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belvedere Meridionale LTD. 2014-06-01
• Series: Belvedere Meridionale
• Subjects: Bogotá; social context; slum; Latin America
• Online Access: http://www.belvedere-meridionale.hu/lapszamok/2014-2/09_molnar_2014_2.pdf
• ISSN: 1419-0222; 2064-5929

This paper originally is the theoretical introduction of the author’s M.A. degree investigation, presented at the University Javeriana with the title. El proceso de desarrollo comunitario a partir de la experiencia de la Corporación Casa Estudio en el barrio Granjas de San Pablo”. This investigation took place in „Granjas de San Pablo”, a slum of South of Bogotá D.C. (Colombia, Latin America) during several years in the turn of the 20-21th centuries (between 1997–2000). The theoretical introduction gives us an overview of several social conceptions of authors and investigators who are reflecting especially on the social fragmentation of our societies all over the so called „Western World” and Latin America. The purpose of this brief introduction is to give a theoretical frame for some of the dynamics inside and outside of our societies and communities (for instance, effects of the globalization and integration, the importance of personal experiences, effects of new interpretations of the Latin American culture etc.).