摘要：The results hereby presented are a contribution to the debate about the way in which human beings construct knowledge about the social world. The understanding of the concept of nationality is analyzed as an aspect of personal identity and as a fixed or prone-to-change characteristic. The changes presented in the understanding of the conception of nationality within the different age groups and the context role in the construction of knowledge is explored. The sample consisted of98 male and female subjects of 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19 years old, living in Barranquilla (Colombia) and Madrid (Spain).
