Teenagers and the neighborhood in their free time
The study was conducted in the Pitter Ferrera neighborhood in Bilwi city, Puerto Cabezas municipality, North Atlantic Autonomous Region. It highlights that, teenagers consider 24 hours a day as free time because they have no responsibilities, mainly boys are dedicated to listening to music, studying...
| Published in: | Revista Universitaria del Caribe |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaraguense (URACCAN)
2021
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| Online Access: | https://www.camjol.info/index.php/RUC/article/view/11881 https://doi.org/10.5377/ruc.v26i01.11881 |
| Summary: | The study was conducted in the Pitter Ferrera neighborhood in Bilwi city, Puerto Cabezas municipality, North Atlantic Autonomous Region. It highlights that, teenagers consider 24 hours a day as free time because they have no responsibilities, mainly boys are dedicated to listening to music, studying, watching television programs, sharing with friends. They rarely engage in other family activities. In addition, they like to be with their peers because the activities they propose and carry out are fun and entertaining; while family time is usually boring and full of chores and rules. The study was conducted through interviews with the main actors and focus group with parents, direct observations in different sectors of the same neighborhood El estudio se realizó en el barrio Pitter Ferrera en la ciudad de Bilwi, municipio de Puerto Cabezas, Región Autónoma Atlántico Norte. Resalta que adolescentes consideran las 24 horas del día como tiempo libre porque no tienen responsabilidades, principalmente los varones se dedican a escuchar música, estudiar, ver programas de televisión, compartir con amigos. Escasamente realizan otras actividades familiares. Además, les gusta estar con sus pares debido a que las actividades que proponen y realizan son divertidas y entretenidas; mientras que el tiempo con la familia suele ser aburrido y estar lleno de tareas y reglas. El estudio se realizó mediante entrevistas a los principales actores y grupo focal con padres y madres de familia, observaciones directas en distintos sectores del mismo barrio |
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