Citation

Pérez MV. Sage open 2018; 8(4): e2158244018802884.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2158244018802884

PMID

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Abstract

Social symbolic action is interpreted through binary narrative as a discourse constructed by motives, relationships, and institutions. This discourse is based on a distinction between the pure and the impure, the good and the bad, and the sacred and the profane, and it is linked with the cultural imaginary that lends a particular meaning to social acts. In this case, the analysis of the binary narrative of self-defense groups in Tierra Caliente (Michoacán) allowed interpretations to be made regarding regional armed social action in a national setting, shaped by the government discourse that blames organized crime for national public insecurity.

Language: en