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The reader at work. A study on the interpretation of the main character during the reading process.
No full textResisting ageism through lifelong learning mature students' counter-narratives to the construction of aging as decline
No full textThis study aims to investigate the narratives of some “mature” students who are challenging the widely-shared view that studying, and learning new things, is a prerogative of young people. Twenty-five narrative interviews were conducted with older people enrolled at the University of Padua, Italy, to shed light on the motives, values, self-image, and personal solutions that supported their decision to resume and successfully pursue a path of studies at a “non-canonical” age. Starting from perspectives that emphasize the social dimension of meaning-making activity, we explore the counter-narratives functional to the deconstruction of “age prejudice”. The results that emerge from a thematic and structural narrative analysis show some common themes and three different counter-narratives through which respondents try to challenge the idea that they are too old to study. The paper ends with some considerations on the degree of efficacy with which these counter-narratives can resist age prejudice, identifying cases in which they favor change on a personal, social, or cultural level
Giochi di specchi: Racconti ed esperienze dell’essere NEET nella stampa e nella vita quotidiana
No full textL’acronimo NEET indica i giovani (15-29 anni) non impegnati in attività lavorative, formative o di aggiornamento/tirocinio. La presente ricerca ha approfondito tale questione come rappresentazione sociale, conducendo due studi convergenti rivolti all’analisi di cinque quotidiani nell’arco di dieci anni e di interviste episodiche a venti protagonisti. I risultati mostrano che la stampa presenta la questione in termini di assenza di lavoro e con aspetti emotivamente negativi; meno evidenti sono i riferimenti alla formazione e all’educazione permanente. Secondo i protagonisti, questi aspetti sono in parte bilanciati da richiami alla possibilità di avere tempo per sé e all’opportunità di mettersi in gioco. Lo sguardo dell’Altro si riverbera tuttavia nei vissuti personali, alimentando una spirale negativa nei meccanismi di autodefinizione
The crisis tsunami. Social representations of the economic crisis in the Italian press
No full textThis research investigates social representations of the Italian economic crisis conveyed by representative Italian newspapers between 2007 and 2013. Its aim is to highlight the content of those representations as well as their objectification through the use of metaphorical language. More than 6,000 headlines were collected from four widely distributed Italian newspapers: Il Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, Il Giornale, and Il Manifesto. The texts underwent a lexicometric analysis using the TaLTaC2 software. The results showed that the crisis was represented for the most part as an "illness coming from afar" or as an "inevitable disaster" that was shaped somehow by an "agentic entity". These interpretations elaborated an event about which little or nothing could be done except for to suffer/endure or to try to stem the rising tide. Implications for personal attitudes and agency are also discussed
Il dolore come rappresentazione condivisa. indagine su operatori della salute all’interno del progetto regionale HPH “Ospedale e Territorio Senza Dolore”
No full text“Italiani brava gente?” An historical and socio-psychological analysis of changes in Italian history books on WWII.
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