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<journal-id>1405-1435</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Convergencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Convergencia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-1435</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Administración]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-14352005000200013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La Familia en América Latina. Realidades, Interrogantes y Perspectivas]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kliksberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bernardo]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,BID  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Noruega</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2005</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2005</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>38</numero>
<fpage>13</fpage>
<lpage>41</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-14352005000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-14352005000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-14352005000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En este artículo, Bernardo Kliksberg describe el rol clave que tiene la familia en la sociedad y en el desarrollo de los países latinoamericanos. Para ello resume algunos estudios donde demuestra correlaciones positivas entre la familia, la criminalidad, la educación y la salud. En la segunda parte del documento da a conocer algunos datos sobre los agudos problemas sociales que sufre la región, caracterizando el contexto en el que viven las familias en la misma. Finalmente, examina ciertos impactos de dicho contexto sobre la ruptura familiar.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In this article, Bernardo Kliksberg describes the fundamental role of families in society and in the development of Latin America. For this purpose he reviews current studies that demonstrate a strong positive correlation between the family, violence, education, and health. In the second part of this article, he examines some of the social problems faced by the region and takes a looks at how this affects the family.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[familia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desarrollo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pobreza]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inequidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[family]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[poverty]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inequality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ethics]]></kwd>
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