Abstract

JURADO MONTELONGO, Mario Alberto. Primary spaces of social interaction and insecurity in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Estud. front [online]. 2016, vol.17, n.34, pp.41-63. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2016.34.a03.

This article reviews the importance of gathering places in strengthening the primary social groups of individuals over the age of 15 years within six families in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The relationship between primary social groups and spaces of social interaction is contextualized in an environment of insecurity fostered by the existence and violence of criminal groups who have managed to involve themselves in a range of significant activities in the city. Together with structural factors, insecurity has helped lead to a reconfiguration of gathering places between young people and adults; private and semi-public spaces predominate, while the intensive use of certain public spaces in the city has diminished.

Keywords : primary social groups; spaces of social interaction; urban centre; insecurity..

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