Comunicación para la inclusión social de minorías. La clase mágica, un modelo de intervención para el cambio social

Abstract

Cultural and ethnic minorities are typically among the socially and economically disadvantaged groups in most societies due to their lack of institutional representation. The aim of this paper is to propose an intervention model capable of increasing the participatory power of a minority group through sustained and strategically design interaction between them and representatives of the dominant groups in the society. The results of the case study of the socioeducational program La Clase Mágica, employing survey methods to collect data, shows that those elements contributes to develop key capabilities for the empowerment and social inclusion of the first and second genera tion Mexican origin immigrants in San Diego County. Furthermore, the results show that the program was a decisive factor in promoting community empo wer ment and voice in influencing social institutions in terms of external support.