Hey bro! I'm looking for a job: How networks of social contacts define the employment status of young people in popular and marginalized sectors of Cali
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https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.2.9418Keywords:
Social contact networks, Youth, Employment, Unemployment, Strong ties, Weak tiesAbstract
The search for employment using social contacts, despite being a common practice, sometimes does not generate the expected results. In order to verify the above, this paper describes the social contact networks of a group of young people living in contexts of marginality and violence in Cali's communes 1, 14, 16, 18 and 20 who participated in the program called Integral Treatment for Gangs - Youth Without Borders (TIP-JSF), a process of psychosocial intervention from an integral perspective that promoted social inclusion. The social networks found through a survey are characterized by being small and closed, increasing the likelihood that those who make up these networks have the same employment status: unemployment or informal employment. It is essential for young people to expand their contacts and link them with other contacts that can provide them with information on better job vacancies.
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