Cultural identity of young people from Siuna, Caribbean Coast North of Nicaragua

Abstract

In this study, the cultural identity of the young people of the city of Siuna has been analyzed. It is a qualitative research with an ethnomethodological approach, where the obtained data are the result of having provided different research instruments such as interview and observation to parents, young people and people over 50 years. The results show factors affecting the cultural identity of young people as social, cultural, technological and economic. Likewise, the experiences of cultural identity have been described through the relationship with the friends, the music they listen to, the appearance, ways of acting, the audiovisual content which they have access and the practice of values from the family. These manifestations are symbolic, material and cannot be generalized in the same way to all the youth of the municipality, because the context and the conditions in which they have to live are different. In conclusion, actions such as lectures to parents are proposed, implement an awareness-raising plan, social advocacy campaigns aimed at young people to promote the rescue of cultural values and practices.