Impacto de los procesos de aculturación en la convivencia social de los habitantes de la Parroquia Casacay

Abstract

The process of acculturation is based on the adoption of ideals, habits and actions that are not proper of the innate roots of people, it is necessary to emphasize that this transformation does not arise today, rather it has been happening since ancient times, however, in the current XXI century it has had a colossal increase, However, in the current 21st century it has had a colossal increase, due to the frequent use of information and communication technologies, as well as the appearance of the well-known social networks, however the strong point of reception are the young people because of the constant relationship they develop with the digital media where they can even interact virtually, instantly with other human beings and in this way know other cultures. However, it is important to mention that such acceptance of an improper culture occurs worldwide, therefore, Ecuador is no exception, the equinoctial country is one of the countries in the Latin American region that has a high rate of cultural changes since there is a deficit in the acceptance of their own cultures, characterized directly by the lack of rootedness and sense of belonging, therefore the abandonment of their innate expressions and manifestations. The present investigation shows the diverse factors that are influencing the process of acculturation which is transforming the cultural bases of the Casacay parish, considering that the community presents cultural traits differentiated from other places, given that its population conserves certain ancestral characteristics and traditional expressions that identify them as a people. Therefore, it is intended to determine the existence of transformations in the cultural identification of its inhabitants, through the review of documents and verification of field information, several changes have been identified in the local identity of the parish, resulting from a combination of certain factors of acculturation to strengthen and protect the love for their own. For the development of the present investigation, the quantitative method was used because data and information were collected and statistically processed to be able to interpret the problem, in addition, one of the most relevant techniques in the investigative processes was applied, which is known as survey, which 249 inhabitants were taken as a sample to collect information on the investigated topic and to give an adequate solution to their social problems. The results obtained show the main characteristics by which the parish under investigation is going through an advanced acculturation process, among which we can mention some of the causes: migratory processes, information and communication technologies better known as Tics, the influx of tourism, all this added to the geographical location of the community, resulting in citizens more prone to receive different types of cultures from other places and thus lose their own. The proposal put forward in the research is to design a plan of cultural awareness and traditional practices for the strengthening of the local identity of the inhabitants, through the linkage of competent institutions of the Casacay parish. Therefore, it becomes a suitable strategy to initiate the recovery of the identity of the local culture, which can be applied in a feasible way in the community.