Más allá de las identidades culturales juveniles

The objective of this article was to analyze the cultural elements that conform the cultural identity of young people of Saltillo, Coahuila. A qualitative methodology was used, with the focus of cultural psychology. The work was done with the technique of focus groups, three mixed groups were made, with a total of 20 university students from the careers of psychology, history and communication sciences. The analysis was carried out through nuclear-topical, considering specific categories, and the likelihood of consensus on the cultural elements that build Saltillenses young people. The results describe the identity practices that young people have and maintain in conjunction with peers and others, such as: participation in different festivities, interaction in public spaces, classism, consumption. Within the results it is analyzed the importance of the studies on cultural identity and the important elements that seem to be influencing the conformation of it.