Violence in Peru: how to promote a culture of peace?

Authors

  • Katthia Huamán Chura Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/consensus.2019.v24n1.2241

Keywords:

Violence, culture of peace, education for peace, Peru

Abstract

Peru is going through difficult times; the media give us scope of the painful social situation in which we live. This is where the trite phrase, which describes the human as “The only predator capable of harming his own species”, might apply. The damage caused by this predator can be verbal, psychological, physical and sexual; it can even take the life of others. The ghost of violence is everywhere, in homes, study centers, neighborhoods and in the whole country. The figure is alarming, each year, according to the World Health Organization, 1.4 million people die as a result of violence (WHO, 2014b), not to mention the extent of victims who are affected in other ways,
in the short, medium and long term. The present article reviews the most relevant edges of this
social phenomenon and presents a brief collection of proposals to face it from a Culture of Peace
approach.

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Author Biography

Katthia Huamán Chura, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Psicóloga, Terapeuta cognitivo conductual. Especialista en Psicología del Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones vulnerables. Estudios de maestría en Prevención e intervención en niños y adolescentes. Candidata al doctorado en Psicología por la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Published

2019-06-01

How to Cite

Huamán Chura, K. (2019). Violence in Peru: how to promote a culture of peace?. Consensus, 24(1), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.33539/consensus.2019.v24n1.2241

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