THE MANIFESTATION OF SOCIAL REPRESENTATION THEORY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN A GENTRIFIED NEIGHBOURHOOD IN A POST-SOCIALIST COUNTRY, ESTONIA
THE MANIFESTATION OF SOCIAL REPRESENTATION THEORY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN A GENTRIFIED NEIGHBOURHOOD IN A POST-SOCIALIST COUNTRY, ESTONIA
Author(s): Nele Nutt, Zenia Kotval, Kadri Mets, Sirle SalmistuSubject(s): Social history, Social Theory, Rural and urban sociology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Socio-Economic Research, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: social capital; social representation theory; gentrification; community activity; neighbourhood; post-Soviet;
Summary/Abstract: In the constantly changing network of social and cultural processes in contemporary modern societies, a cultural internalization is occurring, during which the dictated rules and regulations of society become a part of human character. This article discusses how people who live within a community identify themselves and construct the social character of that area in the context of gentrification. Two theories are discussed to explain this phenomenon: social representation theory and social capital theory. Gentrification of the neighbourhood as the simultaneous process has laid out the scene and has created the context for this study. A community can be identified by the neighbourhood and the resulting intertwined relationships. The community of Supilinn neighbourhood in Tartu city, Estonia has been explored.
Journal: TRAMES
- Issue Year: XXV/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 151-171
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English