scholarly journals Social representations of the Coronavirus and causal perception of its origin. The role of reasons for fear.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Rateau ◽  
Jean Louis Tavani ◽  
Sylvain Delouvée
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
French Population ◽  
Causal Perception ◽  
The Social

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic (between 26 March and 2 April 2020), we analysed (n=1144) the social representations of the coronavirus and the differentiated perceptions according to the origins attributed to the appearance of the virus (Human vs Non-Human and Intentional vs. Unintentional) in a French population. The results show that the social representation is organized around five potentially central descriptive, anxiety-provoking and globally negative elements. But death and contagion are the only stable and structuring elements. The other elements vary according to the reason attributed to the object of fear. Depending on how individuals attribute the origin of the virus, social representations of it vary not only in terms of their content but also in terms of their structure. These results indicate how important it is to consider the perceptions that individuals share about the human (vs. non-human) and intentional (vs. unintentional) origin of an object of fear in the analysis of their representation of that object.

scholarly journals Social representations of the coronavirus and causal perception of its origin: The role of reasons for fear

2021 ◽  
pp. 136345932110051
Author(s):  
Patrick Rateau ◽  
Jean Louis Tavani ◽  
Sylvain Delouvée
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
French Population ◽  
Causal Perception ◽  
The Social

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (between 26 March and 2 April 2020), we analysed ( n = 1144) the social representations of the coronavirus and the differentiated perceptions according to the origins attributed to the appearance of the virus (Human vs Non-Human and Intentional vs Unintentional) in a French population. The results show that the social representation is organized around five potentially central descriptive, anxiety-provoking and globally negative elements. But death and contagion are the only stable and structuring elements. The other elements vary according to the reason attributed to the object of fear. Depending on how individuals attribute the origin of the virus, social representations of it vary not only in terms of their content but also in terms of their structure. These results indicate how important it is to consider the perceptions that individuals share about the human (vs non-human) and intentional (vs unintentional) origin of an object of fear in the analysis of their representation of that object.

Social Representations and Commitment

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Bonetto ◽  
Fabien Girandola ◽  
Grégory Lo Monaco
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Line ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
English Articles

Abstract. This contribution consists of a critical review of the literature about the articulation of two traditionally separated theoretical fields: social representations and commitment. Besides consulting various works and communications, a bibliographic search was carried out (between February and December, 2016) on various databases using the keywords “commitment” and “social representation,” in the singular and in the plural, in French and in English. Articles published in English or in French, that explicitly made reference to both terms, were included. The relations between commitment and social representations are approached according to two approaches or complementary lines. The first line follows the role of commitment in the representational dynamics: how can commitment transform the representations? This articulation gathers most of the work on the topic. The second line envisages the social representations as determinants of commitment procedures: how can these representations influence the effects of commitment procedures? This literature review will identify unexploited tracks, as well as research perspectives for both areas of research.

scholarly journals From Prototypical Stimuli to Iconographic Stimuli: The Power of Images in the Study of Social Representations

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-401
Author(s):  
Ida Galli ◽  
Roberto Fasanelli
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Social Object ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Interdisciplinary Effort

When we are interested in the image of a social object, we are interested in what individuals have perceived about that object, the ways in which they have interpreted those perceptions, and what they think about that object. Fully agreeing with the idea that the use of iconographic stimuli can enhance the traditional methods and techniques that are used to study any social representation, in this article, two techniques will be presented. The first, the prototypical stimuli technique, was proposed in the second half of the 1980s by Galli and Nigro. The second technique, iconographic stimuli, creatively integrate images and words in a single tool, was designed more recently to study the social representation of culture by Galli, Fasanelli, and Schember. Researches here reviewed clearly shows that the image has the great power to attract to itself the very objects depicted, a power that the word often does not possess. It is images that make people reflect, help them to think about issues concerning the fundamental aspects of everyday life. The work here presented, carried out in first person by the writer, as well as by all the other authors who are concentrating their efforts in this direction, only represents a starting point of reflection. New and more articulated studies will be able to support with heuristic evidence what so far seems to be configured as a suggestive hypothesis, which in any case will require a wider and shared interdisciplinary effort.

scholarly journals Social Representations of Suntanning and Conditional Beach Practices in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Gaymard ◽  
Benjamin Taunay ◽  
Jean-Noel Amato
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
The Social

Abstract Pale skin in China seems to be a norm and the use of face-kinis on the beaches effectively implies that suntanning frightens. However other practices can be observed which raise questions. The aim of this article is to study the social representation of suntanning and the normative aspects of the representation with the conditionality of practices, among adepts of new beach practices in China. Interviews were carried out among a Chinese population who regularly follow these new beach practices on three Zhujiajian island beaches (Zhejiang Province). A free associations test and a conditionality questionnaire were filled out. The results show on one hand that the social representation of suntanning differs between men and women; on the other hand that conditionality differs little between men and women. Regression analysis shows that several sociodemographic variables such as age, can explain the conditions of acceptability of suntanning. Cross-checking the results shows up some contradictory elements which reflect the existence of an ongoing transformation in the identity of Chinese culture.

The role of self-esteem in the dynamics of social representations of higher education: An experimental approach

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Tafani ◽  
Sébastien Bellon ◽  
Pascal Moliner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Core Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Differentiation ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Recent Developments

One hundred and fifty lower-sixth pupils were asked to complete a school self-esteem scale (pre-test). They then responded to a logico-mathematical test which was presented as a means to evaluate their relative chances of succeeding in higher education. Participants were randomly given either positive or negative feed-back about their chances of success before they completed the school self-esteem scale a second time (post-test) and also a test for the centrality of 12 beliefs associated with the social representation of higher education. Results indicate that induction of low self-esteem reduces the importance accorded to higher education whereas induction of high self-esteem results in valuing the efforts that higher education requires. Additionally, it appears that both these dynamics are mediated by an intra-group differentiation process in which salience depends on the level of self-esteem induced. These results are analysed with regard to recent developments in central core theory ( Abric & Tafani, 1995 ) that distinguish two levels of analysis of the dynamics of social representation: (a) a structural and qualitative opposition between central versus peripheral beliefs and (b) a quantitative hierarchy of the relative weights of different central beliefs in the organization of the representational field. Implications for the study of social representation dynamics are discussed with respect to the model of covariation between intra- and inter-group differentiation processes ( Deschamps, 1982a ).

scholarly journals Social representation regarding the use of alcoholic beverages by adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Maya YAMAUCHI ◽  
André Luiz Monezi ANDRADE ◽  
Bruno de Oliveira PINHEIRO ◽  
Sônia Regina Fiorim ENUMO ◽  
Denise de MICHELI
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Representation Theory

Abstract This study evaluated the Social Representations regarding the use of alcoholic beverages by adolescents (N = 386; Mage = 15.6; SD = 1.94) based on the Theory of Social Representations. The following instruments were used: sociodemographic questionnaire, Drug Use Screening Inventory and Word Evocation Questionnaire. The Social Representations was evaluated from prototypical and similarity reviews, based on the Social Representation Theory and on the Central Nucleus Theory, and the other data were analyzed based on descriptive and inferential tests. The results indicated that 45.0% of the adolescents had consumed alcoholic beverages during the month before data collection, 24.5% of them with a certain regularity (more than three times a month). With regard to Social Representations it was observed that the words “beer” and “party” were the most evoked (p < 0.05). Alcohol consumption by adolescents was considered an acceptable social behavior as it is associated with positive thinking and with socializing characteristics among peers (p < 0.01).

scholarly journals The role of social representations in criticizing the medical perception of health and disease: دور التمثلات الاجتماعية في نقد التصور الطبي للصحة والمرض

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ahmed Anfeekh
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Body Language ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The One ◽  
Perception Of Health

This article is intended to reveal that the topics concerned with health and disease cannot be a pure medical speech topic , because they are not only two physical happens , but they are built socially and culturally as well. thus , the sociologists have produced another speech , which , on the one hand , was regarded as parallel or marginal to medical speech , on the other hand , it was considered as competitive to it. the sociologists have relied on multiple entries so as to construct the social reality related to this topic , the social representations entry is among them , this entry has showed that expressing the state of health and disease is no longer presented by body language , as the doctors believe , but by the language of society and culture. therefore , it is compulsory to dispense with medical centralization and to adapt a various and extrovert vision. moreover , the issue of health should become a social matter that involves medical , political , economical , lawful , and cultural trends.

scholarly journals The Representation of Men and Women in Contemporary Slovak Musical Films Aimed at Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-81
Author(s):  
Marek Urban ◽  
Kamila Urban
Keyword(s):  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mise En Scene

Abstract The present study analyses the social representation of women and men in ten contemporary Slovak musical films aimed at children (Spievankovo, Fíha-tralala, Smejko a Tanculienka). An analysis of the internal and external features attributed to “men”, “women”, “boys”, and “girls” has revealed, in line with previous research, that men are associated with strength and courage and women with beauty and care. Gender also determines clothing, props, and mise-en-scene. Contrary to previous findings, women in the analysed films, more often than men, display activity and dominance and take the role of moral and intellectual authorities. Men, on the other hand, are just as emotional as women. In conclusion, the author proposes a hypothesis to explain these discrepancies with the previous research.

scholarly journals SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-204
Author(s):  
ELZA MARIA TECHIO ◽  
JARDEL PEREIRA GONÇALVES ◽  
POLIANA NERES COSTA
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Social

Abstract Environment issues and their relationship with man have encouraged discussions and actions to prevent negative effects on the environment. To have effective programs that encourage more sustainable actions in Construction, it is necessary to know what people think and know about sustainability, the meanings and socially shared ideas. This research was developed within an interdisciplinary approach involving social psychology and civil engineering and aims to identify the social representations of college students of engineering and humanities on sustainability. It is a descriptive study that used an electronic questionnaire and EVOC for data analysis. The results point to a social representation of sustainability associated with the environmental dimension: environment, environmental, and nature. The other two dimensions of the triple bottom line, economic and social, appear superficially as peripheral representations.

scholarly journals The different representations of sparkling wine, convergences and divergences between designation in Brazil and France

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 03017
Author(s):  
M.V. Araujo ◽  
G. Lo Monaco ◽  
D. Callegaro de Menezes ◽  
K.L. Bruch
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sparkling Wine ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Association Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
Major Cluster ◽  
History Of

This study aims to understand the convergences and divergences between the social representations associated with the different terms used to designate sparkling wine in Brazil and in France. For this purpose, we carried a verbal association task to collect the social representation content in Brazil and France. It was word inductor in Brazil: sparkling wine, sparkling wine moscatel, cider, and Champagne. In France, sparkling wine, pétillant wine, crémant wine, and Champagne. There are common terms used to designate sparkling wine that still confuses consumers. The data was analyzed by ascending hierarchical cluster analysis and presented by a dendrogram. This method evidences the dissimilarity between inductors. The results present on a major cluster with all sparkling wines and another with the Brazilian inductor cider. After, we have also the Brazilian inductor moscatel separated, and show a close similarity between French inductors, Champagne and sparkling wine. Even with it being an exploratory research, the results show start to explain the convergences in the French context, due probably to the long history of these products. On the other side, in Brazil, the divergence, principally with cider and moscatel, that are recent in the Brazilian market, compared to sparkling wine and Champagne.

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