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

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...

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Main Author:	Sabine Kurtenbach
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Bielefeld 2014-09-01
Series:	International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Subjects:	Violence youth status passages Guatemala Cambodia
Online Access:	http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/285/pdf_109

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spelling	doaj-db1420658204407c81352240863d41df2020-11-24T21:47:25ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852014-09-0181119133Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult SocietySabine Kurtenbach0GIGA, GER 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.http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/285/pdf_109Violenceyouthstatus passagesGuatemalaCambodia
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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
title_full_unstemmed	Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society
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publisher	University of Bielefeld
series	International Journal of Conflict and Violence
issn	1864-1385
publishDate	2014-09-01
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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Postwar Violence in Guatemala: A Mirror of the Relationship between Youth and Adult Society

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