Cambios de vida a causa de los estereotipos de belleza en mujeres wayuu de la comunidad Mapuain en la Alta Guajira.

Abstract

Culture occupies an important place in the milestone of human development, which gives way to the adoption of intrinsic aspects that permeate not only the maturational development of man at the biological level, but also at the biopsychosocial level. Therefore, today this is a topic of great relevance in the study of social disciplines to understand their influence on the appearance and emission of certain behaviors and their direct influence on the lifestyles of individuals. By virtue of this, the following document will address the cultural issue of indigenous ethnic groups and the different lifestyles that are immersed not only in the present and future development that is maintained over time, in order to investigate possible changes in the lifestyles of these communities.

Under this, the present study aimed to describe the life changes that the Wayuu women of the Mapuain community in Alta Guajira present due to beauty stereotypes, through qualitative research, which allows evaluating and recognizing these changes and their impact in interactions with loved ones. community. For this, a semi-structured interview was created that allowed the collection of relevant information for the study, together with an observation of non-participation and the constitution of a focus group with 7 women belonging to this ethnic group, which led to Describe how the changes developed Over the years, this culture has permeated the role of women today, revealing the need for processes of social inclusion that allow awareness of their role and with it, the improvement in the dynamics of interaction.