Situational Diagnosis of Social Violence in Students Belonging to Vulnerable Groups of the Regional University Center of San Pedro Sula

Abstract

The research focuses on a diagnostic about university students´ social violence from vulnerable groups in the Regional Campus of San Pedro Sula (CURSPS). The matter demands a great debate in the international  literature, and in the academic fields of the different branches of the social sciences and the humanities. The research is funded in a mixed approach using the discussion group technique and the questionnaire; the type of study is descriptive, but interpretive with a non-experimental design since it does not intend to manipulate variables. The results of the research indicate that there are various types of violence, such as sexual harassment and verbal violence in the Regional Campus of San Pedro Sula (CURSPS). Besides this, the social perception of students about the efforts of DISE and other academic departments related to the social inclusion of vulnerable groups is negative. Finally, the sample considers the stigmatization andstereotyping towards the ethnic population and other groups such as sexual diversity, since there are students who would exclude a colleague from their group work for a sexual orientation other than heterosexual.