Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society

Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society

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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...

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Main Author: Sabine Kurtenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3049
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spelling doaj-6b747922df9f489d842d2a76a290f85a2020-11-25T02:12:09ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852014-08-018110.4119/ijcv-3049Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult SocietySabine Kurtenbach0GIGA HamburgPostwar 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.https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3049
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Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
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title Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
title_short Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
title_full Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
title_fullStr Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
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publishDate 2014-08-01
description 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.
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