This article examines the long-lasting effects of an unwanted place change (i.e., the construction of a dam) on the social representations (SRs) of places and of place-community relationship. The study integrates an SRs approach, generative semiotics, and methods borrowed from research on the social making of autobiographical memory. The aim is to explore whether and how intergenerational family narratives contribute to the transmission of SRs. Parent-child pairs were asked to share episodes linked to the dam. Video-recordings were submitted to thematic content analysis and semiotic analysis. Results show that parents and children associate the dam with a radical transformation: it acts as a performer of separation between the community and its territory. The analysis of interactions gives further insights into the how family and community memories are connected. This first attempt confirms the potentialities of the integrated approach to understanding the processes of intergenerational transmission of social representations, and paves the way to further refinements.
Flooded by a wall of water: parent–child reminiscing about local environment and unwanted changes / Sarrica, Mauro; Roseti, Alice; Brondi, Sonia; Cervelli, Pierluigi; Leone, Giovanna. - In: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1478-0887. - STAMPA. - 13:3(2016), pp. 209-230. [10.1080/14780887.2016.1169340]
Flooded by a wall of water: parent–child reminiscing about local environment and unwanted changes
SARRICA, Mauro;CERVELLI, PIERLUIGI;LEONE, GIOVANNA
2016
Abstract
This article examines the long-lasting effects of an unwanted place change (i.e., the construction of a dam) on the social representations (SRs) of places and of place-community relationship. The study integrates an SRs approach, generative semiotics, and methods borrowed from research on the social making of autobiographical memory. The aim is to explore whether and how intergenerational family narratives contribute to the transmission of SRs. Parent-child pairs were asked to share episodes linked to the dam. Video-recordings were submitted to thematic content analysis and semiotic analysis. Results show that parents and children associate the dam with a radical transformation: it acts as a performer of separation between the community and its territory. The analysis of interactions gives further insights into the how family and community memories are connected. This first attempt confirms the potentialities of the integrated approach to understanding the processes of intergenerational transmission of social representations, and paves the way to further refinements.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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