Se analizaron las representaciones sociales de la justicia de estudiantes colombianos inscritos desde segundo grado de básica primaria hasta el último año de escolaridad secundaria, su nivel de estructuración y sus similitudes y diferencias en función del grado y el estrato socioeconómico. Desde una perspectiva estructural, se administró una técnica de asociación de palabras a 950 participantes (481 niñas y 469 niños) con el término inductor justicia. Los resultados mostraron que existen diferencias en la estructura de la representación de la justicia en función del estrato socioeconómico. Todos los estudiantes tienen un ideal de justicia que se contrapone con elementos negativos los cuales, en el caso de los colegios oficiales, están ligados a la violencia y la venganza mientras que en los colegios privados están relacionados con la corrupción. La representación de la...

Social representations of justice of Colombian students enrolled from second grade of primary school to the last year of secondary schooling were analyzed. the level of structuring of these representations was established and their similarities and differences were identified according to the school grade and socioeconomic level. From a structural perspective, a word association technique was administered to 950 participants (481 girls and 469 boys) with the term justice inducer. The results showed that there are differences in the structure of the representation of justice depending on the socioeconomic stratum. All students have an ideal of justice that is opposed by negative elements which, in the case of official schools, are linked to violence and revenge while in private schools they are related to corruption. The representation of justice of students from private schools is more c...

Social representations of justice of Colombian students enrolled from second grade of primary school to the last year of secondary schooling were analyzed. the level of structuring of these representations was established and their similarities and differences were identified according to the school grade and socioeconomic level. From a structural perspective, a word association technique was administered to 950 participants (481 girls and 469 boys) with the term justice inducer. The results showed that there are differences in the structure of the representation of justice depending on the socioeconomic stratum. All students have an ideal of justice that is opposed by negative elements which, in the case of official schools, are linked to violence and revenge while in private schools they are related to corruption. The representation of justice of students from private schools is more c...