Las universidades son espacios públicos donde perviven y se reproducen desigualdades de género, manifestadas en discriminación, violencia epistémica, sexual y psicológica. En México, la violencia de género (VG) en estos espacios se ha visibilizado a partir de las movilizaciones de mujeres al interior de dichas instituciones, ellas han hecho evidente la impunidad y la falta de políticas para la atención, sanción y erradicación de esta problemática. El propósito del presente trabajo fue conocer las percepciones, actitudes y conocimientos de la VG en el estudiantado de cinco entidades académicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Para ello, se realizaron 10 grupos focales en donde participaron 46 mujeres y 44 hombres (N=90). Se realizó un análisis cualitativo de las reflexiones surgidas de estos grupos con el apoyo del software MAXQDA. Las categorías más relevantes que emergieron a partir del análisis fueron: 1) Cultura institucional del género, 2) Respuestas ante la VG, 3) Acciones ante la VG, 4) Mitos sobre VG y 5) Conocimiento sobre instancias de atención a la VG. Aunque se han implementado protocolos de atención en algunas universidades, aún hay rezagos en la visibilización del problema, así como la presencia de pactos patriarcales que favorecen un clima de impunidad, por lo que el derecho de las mujeres a la educación superior continúa obstaculizado.

The objective of this research is to understand the ambiguous loss of five mothers of people who suffered forced disappearance in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. In-depth interviews were conducted and an interpretative-phenomenological analysis was made. The results show that this mothers experience social suffering and disruption of daily life due to the absence of their child and develop a mechanism to facilitate his or her psychological presence, they but continue experiencing discomfort. Among the context elements that prolong the suffering are the institutional inefficiency and social isolation. One limitation of this research is the failure to incorporate the voices of other family members, those of mothers who have suffered forced displacement, and of those that do not report the disappearance due to fear. It is concluded that it is necessary for the State to recognize its participation in the origin and the maintenance of social suffering and that its interventions must incorporate the psychosocial and community dimension.

The aim of this article is to understand the social representations constructed by a group of adolescents of the state of Tamaulipas about drug trafficking. An intrinsic case study design was used and semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to explore the social representation construction process. For the purpose of analyzing the thematic content the MAXQDA 11 program was used. The results show that adolescents consider drug trafficking as a criminal activity that has become more diverse, including other crimes associated with violence and harming others. This is an exploratory study, which, notwithstanding the small number of participants, recovers the voices of the adolescents immersed in communities where drug trafficking is prevalent, without participating directly in it. Likewise, it explains that young people’s involvement in drug trafficking decreases when they perceive it as a crime, developing their identity as opposed to it.

A revision of the concept of human trafficking is made to establish a differentiation of related concepts. Because the concept of trafficking in persons brings together multiple forms of exploitation, the differences between labor exploitation and sexual exploitation are analyzed. The study allows us to understand the ideologies underlying the concept of trafficking in persons, to identify its use as a discursive strategy and to recognize the breadth of victims' experience. It is proposed to include the concept in the agenda for the improvement of labor market conditions and the recognition of the rights of sex workers.

Addiction treatment services usually prioritize the recovery of the user, despite the fact that problematic consumption often leads to distress among families that requires attention. The purpose of this study is to identify types of narratives constructed by relatives of people with substance dependence disorders regarding their condition and recovery process. Additionally, we seek to understand the conditions that facilitate or hinder the recovery process from the perspective of family members. Seven in-depth interviews were conducted with a narrative approach. Progressive, stable, and regressive narratives were identified, corresponding to various stages in the addiction and recovery processes. These narratives revealed different forms of distress, obstacles to treatment, and critical junctures with respect to attending care services. Families represent a valuable resource for user recovery, and therefore must be included in the treatment process. Los servicios de tratamiento para las adicciones suelen priorizar la recuperación del usuario, a pesar de que el consumo problemático implica un malestar en las familias que requiere atención. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar los tipos de narrativas que construyen los familiares de personas con trastornos por dependencia a sustancias, acerca del padecimiento y el proceso de recuperación, así como comprender las condiciones que facilitan u obstaculizan el proceso de recuperación desde la perspectiva de los familiares. Se realizaron siete entrevistas en profundidad con orientación narrativa. Se encontraron narrativas progresivas, estables y regresivas en las que se identificaron diversas etapas en los procesos de adicción y recuperación, y revelaron diferentes formas de malestar, barreras para el tratamiento, y momentos críticos para asistir a los servicios de atención. Las familias representan un recurso valioso para la recuperación del usuario, por lo que deben ser incluidas en el tratamiento.