Papeles de Población es una publicación trimestral de carácter académico del Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados de la Población de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, que incluye resultados de investigación inéditos con contenido demográfico o referido a algún tópico relativo a los estudios de la Población. Con el propósito de garantizar su calidad, todos los trabajos son seleccionados a través de un estricto proceso de evaluación por los miembros de la cartera de arbitros.

In 2015 the United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda which established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The importance of these SGDs to universities, and universities’ commitment to them, requires not only involvement but also the development of research projects, instruments and practices that enable the SDGs to be carried out. Conflict is inherent within any social group and the need to perceive, analyse and manage it is crucial in order to move towards sustainable social development. This research paper analyses conflict existing within the university environment. It specifically relates to students studying for two degrees at the University of Granada (Spain): a degree in Social Work and a degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources. The main instrument used to gather information was a survey addressed to students of both degrees. As a quantitative research technique, it has allowed us to gather evidence about and analyse students’ perceptions of conflict. The main results reveal the existence of conflict resulting from interactions between the students themselves, interactions between the students and teaching staff and interactions between the students and service and administrative staff (SAS). Central to perceptions of conflict existing within the university environment are the professional and educational interests of students, as well as issues relating to academic assessment and excessive bureaucracy.

Adolescence is a time of elation and sublime emotions which are also reflected in partner relationships, within a context characterised by materialism and social structures in which gender relations are affected by the domination/subordination model. This paper analyses the affective-sexual relationships of adolescents as a place of violence, power relations, domination and submission. It also studies the importance of social networks in their way of interacting and learning. The methodology used was, on the one hand, the review of bibliographic material regarding romance, partner relationships, gender violence and using of networks, and, on the other hand, the analysis of the results obtained from two studies carried out by the University of Granada, with quantitative and qualitative information on adolescents in Andalusia. The results of this research indicate that relationships are permeated by the idealisation of romantic love and by stereotypes leading to practices of control and possession.

Introduction: In this article, we analyze the evolution of hate crimes in Spain from 2013 to 2020. Hate crimes are based on the relationship between racism and fear, shaped by a social and economic rejection based on race-ethnic identity, religion, sexual orientation-identity, sex/gender, and social class. Method: These crimes are examined by type and population affected with the figures obtained from the reports of the Ministry of the Interior of the Report on the Evolution of hate crimes. The methodology used has been a critical documental analysis of sources and data to reveal an X-ray of hate crimes within Spanish society and in comparison, to the European Union. The typology of the crimes is identified and analyzed. Results: The results indicate an overall increase in such crimes, particularly in five autonomous communities, with a significant increase in crimes motivated by sexual orientation and identity. Moreover, the data shows a significant increase in certain crimes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions: Further training for law and health officials is required to improve the precision of the registry, cataloguing and data generation in order to identify trends. In addition, pedagogy for the general population is necessary to create awareness of these crimes to the public.

El divorcio de una pareja puede producir una quiebra importante en el seno de la familia, hasta el punto de dejarla en riesgo de exclusión social tanto por factores económicos como de tipo social, siendo este hecho bien conocido por los profesionales del trabajo social. En España, en los últimos años, se divorcian la mitad de las parejas que contraen matrimonio, situándose la duración de este en una media de seis años. Una cuarta parte de los divorcios que se producen lo hacen por la vía contenciosa, siendo este procedimiento más duradero en el tiempo y más costoso tanto en el plano económico como en el emocional. Por ello, consideramos necesario la promoción de la mediación en el ámbito judicial como un instrumento complementario de la acción jurisdiccional, que permita a las parejas que se divorcian recomponer la comunicación, alcanzar acuerdos beneficiosos para ambas partes y transformar su relación, sobre todo cuando hay hijos menores, para su nueva vida de divorciados.

Resumen: Este artículo analiza un conjunto de escenas fotográficas en las costas marítimas de la Unión Europea (UE), divulgadas por fotógrafos presentes en los lugares a los que llegan los inmigrantes. Intentamos responder a la pregunta: ¿Cuál es el lugar del sujeto en el mundo? a través del análisis de las imágenes seleccionadas que reproducen este drama humanitario. Desde una metodología hermenéutica, intentamos dar respuesta a la retórica de la exclusión que dibuja, metafóricamente, dos mundos separados; los inmigrantes frente a los residentes europeos y pone de manifiesto el (no)lugar del inmigrante en el discurso de las políticas migratorias de la UE. El resultado es la reproducción del imaginario colectivo que alimenta el racismo y las xenofobias donde la invisibilidad del inmigrante tiene su construcción social. Concluimos que los cambios positivos, pueden estar representados en las manos solidarias de los que salvan vidas en el Mediterráneo que desvelan una mirada (imagen simbólica) de que sólo existe un mundo, y en él, viene el derecho a la una vida digna para todos. This article analyses a set of photographs of the maritime coasts of the European Union (EU), released by photographers located in places where immigrants arrive on precarious ships, fleeing poverty and the wars that afflict them. The study tries to answer the question "What is the place of the subject in the world?” through the analysis of the selected images that reproduce a humanitarian drama. The results indicate the following discursive arguments: the rhetoric of exclusion draws, metaphorically, two separate worlds, immigrants versus European residents, and highlights the (non)place of the immigrant in the discourse of EU migration policies; a reproduction of the collective imaginary that feeds racism and xenophobia, where the invisibility of the immigrant is a social construct; the positive changes for humanity, which can be represented in the hands of solidarity of those who save lives in the Mediterranean, revealing a symbolic image: There is only one world, and with it, the right to a dignified life for all.