Violência e mudanças socioculturais no campo colombiano

Abstract

This classic study demarcates the situation of sociology in Colombia between the  1950s  and  1960s,  seeking  to  define  the  distinction  between  the  normative  and  the positive. The author, a sociologist and a Catholic priest, believes that Colombian sociology has been directly influenced by North American and European sociologies, but it has its own characteristics which are reflected in the phenomenon of violence. For him, violence in Colombia is not a limited aspect, and it is part of its historical movement.The author clarifies  that  it  is  not  possible  to  make  a  Colombian  sociology  apart  from  the  universal sociology.  However,  it  is  necessary  to  make  a  Colombian  sociology  in  two  ways:  1) applying  the  theory  and  the  general  sociological  methods  to  our  concrete and  specific reality; 2) contributing to this theory and methods with the analysis of the new situations produced  by  this  reality.  The  article  should  be  understood  as  an  example  for  the understanding  of  Colombian  sociologists  involvement  with  the  peasant  populations, mixing theoretical and positive action alongside normative action.