Rethinking the Path of Cartographic Paradigm. A New Method in Social Sciences
Rethinking the Path of Cartographic Paradigm. A New Method in Social Sciences
Author(s): Ovidiana BulumacSubject(s): Social Sciences, Methodology and research technology, Social differentiation, Rural and urban sociology, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: subjective cartography; symbolic infrastructure; dynamic density; social capital; mental map;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is written in terms of reclaiming a new and somehow unpopular approach in the social sciences area, the one that utilizes interdisciplinary elementes from apparently distant domains. The article is intended to provide some insight into the cartographic articulation of the societal dimension and its symbolic infrastructure through a comprehensive lens. Abswers regarding the social logic of a community can be deepened by means of a subjective cartographic view into everyday life. A field study on a Romanian urban community intended to experiment such a cartographic method and research regarding how ordinary individuals act according to a mental map superposed over physical territories and networks, being involved in complex decision-making processes based on subjective criteria.
Journal: Etnosfera
- Issue Year: 21/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-5
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English