Contribution to Book
The Education and Development of Peruvian Youth: Opportunities, Challenges, and Possibilities
Adolescent Psychology in Today’s World; Global perspectives on risk, relationships, and development; Volume 1: The Americas
(2018)
Abstract
There are approximately 8.4 million young people between the ages of 15 and 29 in Peru—representing close to one third of the country’s population (Ojeda, 2015). Though a large majority of Peruvian youth is concentrated in Lima and other urban areas, their lived experiences are extremely diverse and differentiated along gender, racial, class, and ethnic lines. Youth in Peru, like in other multicultural and multilingual societies that are experiencing economic vulnerability and dealing with the legacy of nearly 20 years of political unrest (1980s-2000s), have been deeply impacted by violence and inequalities that persist in the Peruvian society. However, understanding youth in Peru requires acknowledging them beyond the consequences of inequality and instability, which also impacts youth in disparate ways.
Our intent in this chapter is to offer a view of Peruvian youth across the social and economic contexts, to understand them against contextual disparities, not only in what makes them diverse but also in what makes them part of a group that deserves specific attention through initiatives implemented in policy and programs.
Keywords
- Peruvian youth,
- education of youth,
- disparities,
- ethnicity,
- language,
- indigenous,
- a
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Editor
M. Nakkula & A. Schneider-Muñoz
Publisher
Praeger
ISBN
978-1-4408-4633-5
Citation Information
Laura A. Valdiviezo and Dina Lopez. "The Education and Development of Peruvian Youth: Opportunities, Challenges, and Possibilities" Adolescent Psychology in Today’s World; Global perspectives on risk, relationships, and development; Volume 1: The Americas Vol. 1 (2018) p. 240 - 258 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laura_valdiviezo/23/