Stalker This is someone who investigates another person through social media to find something out or have more information about someone. This can be done anonymously without the other person finding out, or it can be visible by leaving comments or likes on posted images or videos. References: Glosario para entender mejor las redes sociales. Riial.org. Retrieved 6 July 2020. Photo credit:
Stereotype (Estereotipo) These are generalized opinions of certain social groups based on certain characteristics, such as ethnicity, age, sex, gender, profession, physical appearance, nationality, and social class, among others. They represent qualities that are positively or negatively viewed by society; these representations do not necessarily align with the actual reality of each person. In this sense, stereotypes categorize people based
Sustainable Development Goals, SDG (Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, ODS) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a set of global goals established to protect the planet, eradicate poverty and inequality, and ensure a sustainable future for humanity. They are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, resulting from a long participatory process. The Agenda was adopted on 25 September 2015
Teenage pregnancy (Embarazo en la adolescencia) According to the World Health Organization, teenage pregnancy occurs during puberty or adolescence, that is, between the ages of 10 and 19. More than 10% of births in the world are the result of teenage pregnancy between the ages of 15 and 19, and almost all (95%) happen in low and middle income countries. At
Tokenism (Tokenismo) This is the practice of including and engaging minority groups and collectives, but only in a symbolic and superficial way. The neologism comes from the word token, which means symbol. This is a discriminatory practice precisely because it is based on avoiding accusations of prejudice and discrimination. It pretends to be diverse, but with no intention of
Troll (Trol) This comes from the Norwegian word troll, which refers to a Scandinavian mythological monster. In the context of social media and digital forums, these are robots or people that make negative or offensive comments, which create debates, instigate, upset, or insult. Often they use false identities. When they attack feminists people or content, or that defend women’s rights or collectives of sexual
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents (Niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes sin compañía) In a context of migratory flows and using the definition of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) unaccompaniedmigrant children and adolescents refers to those ‘who have been separated from both parents and other relatives and are not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is
Violence against children and adolescents (Violencia contra niñas, niños y adolescentes) This refers to the prejudice, physical or mental abuse, neglect, negligent care, ill treatment, or the exploitation of children and adolescents (Convention on the Rights of the Child). This violence occurs when force or power are used against them, or when the person threatens to use them. The result
Youth (Juventud) According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, youth is ‘the period between childhood and maturity’. Although there is no universally agreed-upon definition of youth, the UN Secretariat defines it as between the ages of 15 and 24 (UN General Assembly, 1981). In any case, this age range is nothing more than a statistical convention. The Convention on the Rights of the
