Latin American Psychology and Social Commitment

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 468-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben Ardila
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
American Psychology

scholarly journals Las políticas supranacionales de educación superior ante la «tercera misión» de la Universidad: el caso del aprendizaje-servicio

2020 ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Juan García-Gutiérrez ◽  
Carlos Corrales Gaitero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Third Mission ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Citizenship ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The constant transformation that the institutions of higher education experiment and, particularly, the university assumes a re-consideration of their shapes, methodology, and missions, as well as the relationships established with society. Therefore, we shall consider that a “social mission” of the university or their “third mission” constitutes an umbrella that shelters a wide diversity of reflex conceptions, and at the same time, the relationship university – society. Additionally, take into consideration that this civic and social commitment in higher education should incorporate an integrator approach, involved with an idea of European or Latin-American citizenship, in any case, incorporated in the development of their supranational policies. Therefore, the objective of our work is double. On one side, to meet and analyze the notion of a “social mission” or “third mission” of the university and their conceptual network, to clarify the language and in which sense the different denominations are used, according to the different economical, sustainability or civic approaches to be adopted. Secondly, the treatment of these ideas will be addressed at the supranational policies of higher education both in Europe and Ibero America, according to what had been structured at the Higher Education European State and whether it has been promoted by the OEI. Also, it will be attended the way that this supranational policy aboard the civic and identity components, that linked to the social mission cooperate for the promotion of common citizenship. As a result of the analysis made we can affirm that the approach of the learning-service constitutes an emergent tendency on a global scale, appropriate to develop effectively the third mission or social mission of the university.

scholarly journals Latin American psychology journals in Scopus

Medwave ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (09) ◽  
pp. 6579-6579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Cjuno ◽  
Alvaro Taype-Rondan
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Psychology

scholarly journals Aproximaciones a una Psicología Latinoamericana / Approaches to a Latin American Psychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Hugo Adrian Morales
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Psychology ◽  
America Latina

Este artículo sostiene que, la Psicología en general, como la mayoría de las Ciencias Sociales en América Latina, continúa legitimando una forma de conocimiento científico fragmentario, parcelario, a-histórico e individual. Poder analizar la relación entre Psicología, Ciencia Moderna y Colonialismo puede ser un punto de partida. La ciencia moderna occidental representa una mirada del mundo, que obedece a un modelo episté-mico desplegado por la Modernidad, y que no es otra cosa, que la reproducción de una hegemonía cultural, económica y política de occidente, en definitiva, una herencia colonial del capitalismo actual. La trascenden-cia epistémica para una psicología latinoamericana, no solamente implica una alternativa científica, también implica una alternativa histórica, política, ética y ontológica.

scholarly journals Authentic subjectivity and social transformation

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O'Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Christian Identity ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Will ◽  
The Common ◽  
American Catholic

Holiness in the Christian tradition has often been understood in a way that devalues embodiment and practical engagement with the world of one’s time. The latter understanding, for example, led to Marx’s critique and repudiation of Christianity. Both interpretations of holiness can be understood as mistaken efforts to express the dynamism for authenticity in contextualised human subjectivity. Vatican 2 opposed both views by addressing itself to all people of good will, declaring that everyone was called to holiness, and that authentic Christian identity involved solidarity with the world of one’s time, especially those who are poor. Vatican 2, therefore, provided an authoritative faith foundation for holiness expressed through social commitment and for viewing social commitment on the part of people of good will in whatever state of life as a form of holiness. This vision was also the conviction of leading spirituality writers of the period, like Thomas Merton, and inspired liberation theologians and the Latin American Catholic bishops at their conference in Medellín a few years after the Council. The argument of this article is that the emergence and development of a non-dualist Christian spirituality is grounded methodologically in the correct appropriation of the common innate dynamism for authenticity in concrete human persons and lived spiritual experiences consistent with and capable of enhancing this dynamism.

Latin American Psychology

2014 ◽  
pp. 1058-1064
Author(s):  
Dolores S. Miranda-Gierbolini ◽  
Carlos Rivera-Santana
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Psychology

Child Health in Latin America

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald ◽  
Maria do Carmo Leal ◽  
Wanessa da Silva de Almeida ◽  
Mauricio Lima Barreto ◽  
Paulo Germano de Frias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Universal Coverage ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Neonatal Deaths ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Child health has been placed at the forefront of international initiatives for development. The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals has propelled worldwide actions to improve maternal and child health. In the course of the year 2000, the Latin American (LA) countries made marked progress in implementing effective newborn and infant life-saving interventions. Under-five mortality in LA fell by a third between 1990 and 2015, with a sharp decline in diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Due to the successful immunization programs in the region, some vaccine-preventable diseases have been eliminated. Many of the LA countries have reached nearly universal coverage of childbirths attended by skilled personnel and >80% coverage for antenatal care. In 2015, 18 countries in the region reported the elimination of mother-to-child transmission for both HIV and syphilis. Although the advances in the public agenda aimed at promoting child health and development in Latin American countries are undeniable, unresolved issues remain. While many stillbirths and neonatal deaths could be averted by improving access to antenatal, intra-partum, and postnatal interventions, Latin America has the highest cesarean rate among all regions of the world with an excessive number of such operations without medical indications. The simultaneous lack and excess of cesarean deliveries in LA countries reflects a model of care that excludes a considerable portion of the population and reveals the persistent gaps and inequalities in the region. One of the main challenges to be faced is the lack of sustainable financing mechanisms to provide integrated and high-quality health care to all children, equal education opportunities, and social services to support disadvantaged families. When planning interventions, equity should be restored as the guiding principle of actions to ensure inclusion and social justice. Children represent the future of society in Latin America and elsewhere. For this reason, social commitment to provide universal child health is the genesis of sustainable development and must be an absolute priority.

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