Exploring the Victimization of British Veterans: Comparing British Beliefs About Veterans With Beliefs About Soldiers

Evidence suggests that most of the UK public appreciate currently serving UK Armed Forces personnel but are less positive in their beliefs about veterans. This research examined the social representations held by civilian participants of UK veterans and serving soldiers to understand why veterans may be seen more negatively. An open-ended word association task was completed by 234 UK participants where they were asked to provide three initial responses to the words “veteran” and “soldier” and to evaluate their responses in accordance to prototypicality. The 1,404 resultant associations were grouped into 14 thematic clusters. Using the hierarchical evocation method, the results suggest “heroizing associations” to be a defining core element for “soldier” and “veteran” but “victimizing associations” to be an element only for “veteran.” Principal component analyses suggest victimizing associations are related to war and deindividuated associations; “heroizing associations” are related to characterizations of the veteran’s personality. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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What do we talk about when we talk about participation? Sense of community and social representations of participation

Europe’s Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5964/ejop.v15i2.1588 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 312-328

Author(s):

Alessia Rochira ◽

Evelyn De Simone ◽

Terri Mannarini ◽

Sergio Salvatore

Keyword(s):

Community Participation ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Sense Of Community ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Social Representation ◽

Association Task ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship ◽

Different Levels

The relationship between sense of community (SOC) and citizen participation has been extensively studied in community psychology. Connecting Social Representations and SOC theory, this study explored the lay meanings of citizen participation and its association with SOC. A word association task and a measure of territorial SOC were administered to 390 participants, and data analyzed to explore the contents of the social representations of citizen participation conveyed by the interviewees and their salience. Results revealed that different levels of SOC were associated with variations in the social representation of citizen participation. Specifically, among high-SOC participants the notion of formal political participation prevailed, while among low-SOC participants a more articulated vision emerged, encompassing social and community participation, and also conventional and non conventional types of participatory behaviors.

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Military Veterans and Welfare Reform: Bridging Two Policy Worlds through Qualitative Longitudinal Research

Social Policy and Society ◽

10.1017/s1474746421000166 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Lisa Scullion ◽

Katy Jones ◽

Peter Dwyer ◽

Celia Hynes ◽

Philip Martin

Keyword(s):

Welfare Reform ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Military Veterans ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Veterans Affairs ◽

Civilian Life ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Social ◽

The Uk

There has been an increasing focus in the UK on the support provided to the Armed Forces community, with the publication of the Armed Forces Covenant (2011), the Strategy for our Veterans (2018) and the first ever Office for Veterans’ Affairs (2019). There is also an important body of research – including longitudinal research – focusing on transitions from military to civilian life, much of which is quantitative. At the same time, the UK has witnessed a period of unprecedented welfare reform. However, research focused on veterans’ interactions with the social security system has been largely absent. This article draws on the authors’ experiences of undertaking qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) to address this knowledge gap. We reflect on how QLR was essential in engaging policy makers enabling the research to bridge the two parallel policy worlds of veterans’ support and welfare reform, leading to significant policy and practice impact.

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Hegemonic and Polemical Beliefs: Culture and Consumption in the Social Representation of Wine

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5209/rev_sjop.2011.v14.n1.21 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 237-250 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Grégory Lo Monaco ◽

Christian Guimelli

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Social Identity ◽

Social Representations ◽

Principal Component ◽

Social Representation ◽

Wine Consumption ◽

The Social ◽

The Status ◽

Consumption Practices ◽

Social Debate

Wine, in France, is a cultural product. However, the issue of wine consumption has been at the centre of a recurring social debate. We decided to focus our study on the effect of consumption practices on this social representation as well as the variations in position-taking in very different normative contexts. Results revealed two distinct social representations according to consumption practice. Moreover, Guttman effect in principal component analysis uncovered a unique phenomenon which showed that participants (consumer vs. non consumer) were inclined to act differently only in the case of polemical issues when they perceived the investigator as a consumer vs. non consumer. Indeed, in the case of hegemonic beliefs they were inclined to act in the same way and their answers were not influenced by the status of the investigator. Results are discussed around the question of the links between social representations and social identity.

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SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRUG USER FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARE

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963.2021.244507 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Diogo Jacintho Barbosa ◽

Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ◽

Marcia Pereira Gomes ◽

Laercio Daleon De Melo ◽

Leandra Da Silva Paes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Drug Users ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Therapeutic Communities ◽

Unified Health System ◽

The Social ◽

Data Collection Instrument ◽

Reflective Study ◽

The Catholic Church

Objective: to reflect on the social representations of psychoactive drug users for the Catholic Church. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive, reflective study. Inclusion criteria were based on subjects over the age of 18 and who have been attending the religious group for at least six months, excluding participants who did not meet these criteria. The Social Representations Theory was adopted as a theoretical framework and the Free Word Association Test as a data collection instrument. Results: The final sample of the study was composed of 100 participants, of which 34 were female and 66 were male. It was noticed, regarding the level of education, that most had completed high school (39 participants) and, regarding the age group, 30 were between 20 and 30 years old and 26, between 31 and 40 years old. Conclusion: the Catholic religion with the highest number of believers in Brazil is pointed out, thus, understanding its representation regarding the user of psychoactive drugs aims to directly collaborate in the construction of tools capable of enhancing the treatment offered for these users not only in the therapeutic communities, but also in the Unified Health System, considering that today it is admitted that the human being is biopsychosocial-spiritual.

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Social representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse: A study of juridical professionals

Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) ◽

10.1590/1982-0275201936e180085 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

Author(s):

Camila de Alencar PEREIRA ◽

Silvana Carneiro MACIEL ◽

Dayse Barbosa SILVA ◽

Luã Medeiros Fernandes de MELO

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Central Core ◽

Legal Professionals ◽

Core Theory ◽

The Social ◽

Adolescent Sexual Abuse ◽

Free Word

Abstract This study sought to identify the structure of legal professionals’ representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse anchored by the central core theory of social representations. The sample included 31 professionals responsible for implementing public policies in relation to victims, their family members, and aggressors. A sociodemographic questionnaire was employed with a free word association task. The resulting data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 21.0 and the R Interface for Multidimensional Analyses of Texts and Questionnaires, respectively. The central core of the professionals’ representations included the terms “violence”, “trauma”, and “grief”; furthermore, they pathologized the abuser, and their representations were anchored by criminological and psychological explanations of sexual abuse. This fragmented view of sexual abuse lacks macroexplanations that address cultural and social factors as well as proposals that involve society as a whole.

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GENDER VIOLENCE: SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF RELATIVES

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-07072016002770015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Vanda Palmarella Rodrigues ◽

Juliana Costa Machado ◽

Washington da Silva Santos ◽

Maria de Fátima de Souza Santos ◽

Normélia Maria Freire Diniz

Keyword(s):

Social Relations ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Family Health ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Gender Violence ◽

Word Association Test ◽

Sexist Attitudes ◽

The Social

ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyzing the social representations of gender violence by family members. A qualitative study based upon the Theory of Social Representations. The free word association test was undertaken by 81 relatives of women who suffered gender violence registered in Family Health Units of Jequié, Bahia. The data were submitted to correspondence factorial analysis in the Tri-deux-mots software. The relatives' representation of gender violence is rooted in unequal gender relations observed in the hierarchy of social relations between the man and the women, which legitimizes gender violence. Younger relatives highlighted the sexist attitudes while those aged 40 years and older highlighted the role of women as caregivers. Evangelical relatives emphasized the subordination of women while relatives who follow other religions emphasized the suffering. We emphasize the need to implement actions to address violence considering these representations in the healthcare services.

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Representações sociais dos combustíveis: reflexões para o ensino de Química e Ciências na abordagem CTS

#Tear: Revista de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia ◽

10.35819/tear.v4.n2.a1918 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Carlos Ventura Fonseca

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Social Representation ◽

Chemistry Teaching ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Methodological Choices ◽

The Social ◽

Teacher Researcher ◽

Free Word

Resumo: Este trabalho, identificado com o paradigma do professor-pesquisador, buscou investigar as representações sociais de estudantes de um curso Técnico em Eletrônica integrado ao ensino médio sobre o tema “combustível”. Além disso, procurou identificar como essas informações podem qualificar o trabalho de professores-pesquisadores de Química e Ciências no contexto da sala de aula, especificamente pensando-se em uma abordagem CTS. As opções metodológicas envolveram a aplicação de um questionário contendo três questões interconectadas, que exploraram: respostas descritivas, associação livre de palavras e expressão através de desenho. A análise de conteúdo dos dados obtidos evidenciou que os alunos entendem os combustíveis como materiais relacionados à Química, sendo uma necessidade social para a produção de energia, em que pesem os problemas ambientais decorrentes de seu uso. Os extratos analíticos também revelaram que o estudo das representações sociais, no âmbito das pesquisas educacionais, viabiliza a explicitação das teorias de senso comum dos estudantes e colabora para o planejamento e a efetivação de uma abordagem pedagógica com viés crítico sobre a sociedade, a tecnologia e a ciência. Palavras-chave: Representações sociais. Combustíveis. Ensino de Química. CTS. SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ON FUEL: REFLECTIONS FOR THE CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IN STS APPROACH Abstract: This work, identified with the paradigm of teacher-researcher, sought to investigate the social representations on "fuel" of students belonging to an electronic technical course in integrated high school. Moreover, sought to identify how this information may qualify the work of Chemical and Science teachers-researchers in the context of the classroom, specifically thinking into a STS approach. The methodological choices involved the application of a questionnaire containing three interconnected questions that explored: descriptive answers, free word association and expression through drawing. The content analysis of the data obtained showed that students understand the fuel as related to chemical materials, being a social need for energy production, in spite of the environmental problems arising from its use. Analytical extracts also revealed that the study of social representations in the context of educational research enables the explanation of common sense theories of students and collaborate to the planning and execution of an educational approach with critical bias on society, technology and science. Keywords: Social representation. Fuel. Chemistry teaching. STS.

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Conceptions of patient safety through the prism of social representations of intensive care nurses

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería ◽

10.17533/udea.iee.v39n2e06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rejane Santos Barreto ◽

Maria Lúcia Silva Servo ◽

Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽

Elaine Guedes Fontoura ◽

Sinara de Lima Souza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Patient Safety ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

Large Hospital ◽

Intensive Care Nurses ◽

The Social

Objective. To analyze the concepts of patient safety from the perspective of the social representations of intensive care nurses. Methods. An exploratory, qualitative and quantitative study, based on the Theory of Social Representations, was conducted in a large hospital in northeastern Brazil, with 20 intensive care nurses. Data collection took place in 2019, using the techniques of free word association test and semi-structured interview. The lexicons apprehended in the test were processed by the OpenEvoc software, by prototypical analysis of the evocations, and for the interview data, thematic content analysis was used. Results. In the composition of the central nucleus, the elements of surveillance, knowledge, identification, communication, and quality stood out, and in the constitution of the peripheral system of the social representations of intensive care nurses permeate care, attention, attitudes, and normative aspects. The triangulation of the findings outlined three thematic categories: Central dimensions of critical patient safety; Attitudinal dimensions for patient safety in intensive care; Normative dimensions linked to the safe handling of the patient in the ICU. Conclusion. The social representations of intensive care nurses reveal that the critical patient's conceptions of security involve effective surveillance and communication, promotion of a safe environment based on risk prevention, use of guides and protocols, teamwork, and the sense of responsibility and commitment to individuality of being cared for, elements that for this social group, are the differential for assertive and safe care.

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O núcleo central da representação social de estagiários(as) do curso de Pedagogia/UERN acerca da docência

Revista Principia - Divulgação Científica e Tecnológica do IFPB ◽

10.18265/1517-0306a2020v1n52p157-168 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (52) ◽

pp. 157

Author(s):

Antônia Maíra Emelly Cabral da Silva Vieira ◽

Elda Silva Do Nascimento Melo

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Social Representation ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

Font Size ◽

The Social ◽

Central Elements ◽

Free Word

This study is part of the master’s dissertation entitled “The social representation of interns of the Education course about teaching” presented to the postgraduate program in Education of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The research seeks to identify the social representation of interns of the Education course at UERN about teaching. We present the results of the evaluation of the TALP (Free Word Association Technique), analyzed in the light of the Theory of Social Representations (MOSCOVICI, 1978) and the Central Nucleus Theory (ABRIC, 1998) with the help of EVOC software and the technique of content analysis (BARDIN, 2011) that allowed us to visualize the central nucleus of the social representation of teaching. The results contemplate regularities that helped us to perceive that the subjects of the research construct a social representation of teaching, rooted in the central elements as: love, dedication, teaching and learning.

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Cognitive analysis of the social representations of suicide among hospital emergency professionals

SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool e Drogas (Edição em Português) ◽

10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.166424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 3-12

Author(s):

Saulo Sacramento Meira ◽

Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽

Claudia Ribeiro Santos Lopes ◽

Jeorgia Pereira Alves ◽

Hernane Borges de Barros Pereira

Keyword(s):

Word Association ◽

Semantic Network ◽

Social Representations ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Cognitive Network ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

The Social ◽

Lack Of Control ◽

Conflict Solution ◽

Free Word

Objective: to analyze the constitutive contents of the social representations of suicide by health professionals in the emergency department through an analysis of the cognitive network. Method: study based on the Theory of Social Representations carried out with 104 emergency room professionals from a hospital in Bahia, Brazil. A free word association task was conducted using the term suicide enabling the creation of a semantic network that was analyzed using the Cognitive Network Analysis model. Results: this network was composed of 42 vertices (i.e., words evoked by the professionals) and 273 edges (i.e., connections between words), with a mean degree of 13. The representational structure was formed by four dimensions (biological, affective-psychological, social, and religious) that explained the interface between the primary (i.e., central core) terms “despair,” “depression,” “disease,” “sadness,” “death,” “absence of God,” and “family fragility” and the secondary (i.e., periphery) terms “loneliness,” “lack of love,” “weakness,” “emotional distress,” “frustration,” “conflict,” “solution,” “mistake,” “fear,” “non-acceptance,” “anxiety,” “lack of control,” and “kill.” Conclusion: despite the presence of reductionist aspects, the representational structure created by the healthcare professionals of the investigated hospital conveyed the meaning and image of suicide across its multidimensional aspects, favoringchanges in individual and collective practices ...

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