Abstract

SIBAJA LOPEZ, Irina. Social tension and cultural psychology socio constructionist: analytical approach for the subject of criminality. Reflexiones [online]. 2017, vol.96, n.2, pp.39-54. ISSN 1659-2859.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rr.v96i2.32079.

The document an analysis from a theoretical approach the subject of crime. This is done with the purpose of studying the contribution and validity of the Social Tension Theory proposed by Robert Merton and the Cultural Psychology Socioconstructionist, in order to establish a comprehensive analysis of criminality from its complementarity. Hence, it will be realized, at first, a tour of the main theoretical postulates of both theoretical proposals, while in the second moment an analysis will be offered, recognizing their points of encounter and their divergences. To conclude, although they are theoretical positions with a different epistemological origin, they are compatible, since they have a strong link between them, based on the understanding of culture as the center of our behavior in society, thematic that acquires a lot of relevance in an object of analysis as complex as criminality.

Keywords : Sociology; Social tension; Criminality; Culture; Cultural psychology.

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