Editorial

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Traditional games are recovered from generation to generation

Communities, neighborhoods, and other environments are currently immersed in a series of situations and problems that have favored the deterioration of social, cultural and spiritual values, which are essential for harmony with oneself, others, and the environment. Stereotypes have captured minds and settings have been reduced to indoor spaces, hemmed in by security bars and protective devices.  Peace, fraternity and happiness are diminishing.  It is at this point that the social, spiritual and professional work of specialists in the recreational field contributes to rescue and restructure society. Traditional games and singing games are then the tools used to facilitate relationships, contribute to the learning process, and exhibit skills.  They are fundamental in a person’s life since they are a social and cultural expression of how humans have adapted to their environment (Maestro, 2005).  They do not take ethnicity, age, sex or social conditions into consideration.  Traditional games are also a way of promoting health, improving motor, cognitive and emotional skills and a means of encouraging creativity and imagination and developing a sense of rhythm.  Their goal is to attain a state of personal well-being.  They are a way to release tension and accumulated energy and to get away from the daily routine.  They represent a bridge to learn about oneself, the environment, values, habits, and traditions. In this document, readers will learn how traditional games are transmitted, what their characteristics are, why they are an important tool in today’s society, how they are prepared, and how they can be revived and preserved.

VIOLENCIA URBANA, SU RELACIÓN CON LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO

El modelo de sociedad vigente produce violencias nunca antes vistas en las ciudades latinoamericanas. Siendo la violencia un fenómeno multidimensional, también es un asunto complejo su abordaje, análisis y comprensión. No sólo es interpretado desde diferentes perspectivas teóricas sino también los factores que lo generan se combinan entre sí, por lo tanto, es necesario desglosarlos para su análisis y luego establecer sus interrelaciones. Uno de los objetivos de esta ponencia es visibilizar los nexos que existen entre la violencia urbana y la violencia de género poniendo algunos puntos centrales en el debate. Esta presentación se vertebra en tres ejes: uno de ellos aborda la relación dialéctica entre ciudad y violencia desde dos perspectivas analíticas. Otro eje considera que la violencia hacia las mujeres tiene múltiples dimensiones: hay razones estructurales y también hay factores de riesgo o desencadenantes. Se presentan vínculos entre la violencia urbana y la violencia hacia las mujeres por razones de género (causas, consecuencias, sinergias, etc.). El tercer eje destaca la importancia de vincular las políticas de seguridad ciudadana con nuevas políticas urbanas que incluyan programas innovadores sobre seguridad y convivencia desde una perspectiva de género.