Cultural identity of young habaneros: continuity, rupture and emergence of the contents of the associative subdimension

Abstract

The contemporary world is a context of palpable technological, media, ideological and consumer confluences, where cultural identities are reconfigured at an accelerated pace, breaking down historically shared cultural constructions in their wake. The objective of the research was to reveal the trends of continuity, rupture and emergence of the contents of the associative subdimension of the cultural identity of young people from Havana. The study was carried out in a context marked by the economic crisis that Cuba is going through, which leaves its mark on the experiences of young people and on the configuration of their cultural identity. The methodology was adjusted to the mixed design of concurrent triangulation. As result, it stands out that all the indicators of the associative sub-dimension evoked material deficiencies and limitations to deploy healthy recreational practices, sometimes disrupting traditional forms of recreation for youth; with the same negative impact on access to food.