Social development of a regional city

Authors

  • Germán Rozas O. Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

Life in the city requires wood, minerals, water and food. These needed elements are generally obtained from distant places. The result is an impact on the life of said regional communities, which are pressured by their living conditions, and are therefore forced to migrate. Inmigrant populations are not welcomed in the city, and therefore settle in the outskirts thereof. This new situation creates a process of social conflict. On one side, delinquency arises, and on the other, the exacerbation of police policies. This is our civilization: a divided and antagonized city. To that respect, the viewpoint that is planted by community psychology is to orient towards interculturalism, the valuing of diversity, and the need for a sustainable social harmony.

Keywords:

Quality of life, region, interculturalism