Social representations in the 21st century
Social representations in the 21st century

Summary/Abstract: Beginning with 21st century the concept of "social representation" entered into the world of social researches strengthening its positions in time. Social representations can bring to light a plenitude of data related to different social phenomena and aspects of a certain group in a given context. It involves the individual and the group (no matter its dimension) at the same time, showing their direct interconnection that sometimes has very deep roots. Due to its dynamic character, social representations allow scholars to carry out cross-sectional studies as well as longitudinal studies. The concept of social representation has a historical background of one hundred years (more or less) characterized by different stages: appearance, stagnation, intensive development. Nowadays the given concept is in the stage of refining when quantity passes into quality.

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