Author: Irina V. Trotsuk, Maria V. Subbotina
Communicology. 2018. Vol.6. No.4
Irina Vladimirovna Trotsuk, Dr. Sc. (Soc.), professor, chair of sociology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Maria Vladimirovna Subbotina, postgraduate student of the chair of sociology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Address: 117198, Russia, Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6. E-mail: trotsuk_iv@rudn.university.
Abstract. Sociology has not developed a clear and standard approach to assess the influence of cinema on social representations of heroism, hence the paper identifies some necessary conceptual and methodological steps in this direction.
First, the authors consider different interpretations of ‘heroism’, techniques of its empirical study, and methods to analyze the perception of movies. Second, the article displays the results of the pilot study of social representations of heroism, including those formed under the influence of movies. The qualitative content analysis of four groups of Russian films revealed the distribution of types of heroes according to the authors’ classification. The survey based on the unfinished sentences technique has allowed to assess the perception of movie heroes by two groups (parent and children generations). The survey has shown that the interpretations of real-life heroism in two groups are similar while the movie heroes differ: adults prefer military heroism, and children believe that heroes are to fight their internal fears and inspire others to overcome life difficulties.
Keywords: hero, heroism, cinematography, social representation, content analysis, unfinished sentences technique
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For citation: Trotsuk I.V., Subbotina M.V. Assessment of Cinematographic Influence on Social Representations of Heroism: approbation of an approach. Communicology (Russia). 2018. Vol. 6. No.4. P. 140-158. DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2018-6-4-140-158.
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Akimov A.E. (2004). Physics of the heroism of the spirit. Three Keys. Pedagogical Herald. Issue 8. P. 14-16 (In Rus.).
Alekseev A.A. (2018). The outstanding historical figures according to the surveys of the Levada Center (1989-2017) [access mode]: http://www.cogita.ru/a.n.-alekseev/andrei-alekseev-1/samyevydayuschiesya-istoricheskie-lichnosti (In Rus.).
Bernstein A. (2008). The philosophical foundations of heroism [el. source]: http://www. mikementzer.com/heroism.html.
Bryman A., Bell E. (2003). Business Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dal V. (1955). Dictionary of the Great Russian Language. Moscow: Russian language. Vol. 1 (In Rus.).
Dictionary of Ethics (1981). / Ed. by I.S. Kon. Moscow: Politizdat (In Rus.).
Huizinga J. (2004) Heroism. In: In the Shadow of Tomorrow. Moscow: “Publishing house AST” Ltd. P. 453-463 (In Rus.).
Ismieva V.М. (2006). The problem of social hero in the philosophy of С.G. Jung: PhD thesis abstract. Moscow: Institute of Philosophy of the RAS (In Rus.).
Jaspers K. (1994) The spiritual situation of the age. The Origion and Goal of History. Moscow: Republic. P. 360-377 (In Rus.).
Mkrtycheva M.S. (2012). Cinema as an object of sociological study: opportunities and prospect. Theory and Practice of Social Development. No. 12 (In Rus.).
Nietzsche F. (1997). Human, All Too Human: a book of free spirits (Menschliches, Allzumenschliches: Ein Buch fr freie Geister) / Transl. from German. Minsk: Potpourri (In Rus.).
Rogozin D. (2011). Assessment of the involvement in movie-watching: “Zombieland” (Ruben Fleischer, 2009). Telescope. No. 5. P. 38-49 (In Rus.).
Rogozin D. (2012). Post-watching syndrome. Telescope. No. 3. P. 27-30 (In Rus.). Shaposhnikova L.V. (1996) Wisdom of the Ages. Moscow: International Center of the Roerichs (In Rus.).
Sokolova B.Y. (2009). The problem of defining the concept ‘hero’. In: Cultural Awareness as a Guarantee of Social Renewal. Contribution of Modern Science to Humankind Culture. Sevastopol: Publishing House of the SevNTU. P. 135-139 (In Rus.).
Suravneva I.M., Fedorov V.V. (2008). The Phenomenon of Heroism. Moscow: Publishing house LKI (In Rus.).
Sztompka P. (2010) Visual Sociology. Photography as a Method of Research / Trans. from Polish. Moscow: Logos (In Rus.).
Tarshys E.Y. (2002). Prospects for the development of content analysis. Sociology: 4M. No. 15. P. 71-92 (In Rus.).
Tatarova G.G. (1998). Methodology of Data Analysis in Sociology (Introduction). Moscow: Strategy (In Rus.).
Zhabsky M.I. (2004). Globalism and the social role of cinema [el. source]: http://csr.spbu.ru/ pub/RFBR_publications/articles/social%20sciences/2004/funkcii _kino_v_obschestve_04_hum. pdf (In Rus.).
Communicology. 2018. Vol.6. No.4
Irina Vladimirovna Trotsuk, Dr. Sc. (Soc.), professor, chair of sociology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Maria Vladimirovna Subbotina, postgraduate student of the chair of sociology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Address: 117198, Russia, Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6. E-mail: trotsuk_iv@rudn.university.
Abstract. Sociology has not developed a clear and standard approach to assess the influence of cinema on social representations of heroism, hence the paper identifies some necessary conceptual and methodological steps in this direction.
First, the authors consider different interpretations of ‘heroism’, techniques of its empirical study, and methods to analyze the perception of movies. Second, the article displays the results of the pilot study of social representations of heroism, including those formed under the influence of movies. The qualitative content analysis of four groups of Russian films revealed the distribution of types of heroes according to the authors’ classification. The survey based on the unfinished sentences technique has allowed to assess the perception of movie heroes by two groups (parent and children generations). The survey has shown that the interpretations of real-life heroism in two groups are similar while the movie heroes differ: adults prefer military heroism, and children believe that heroes are to fight their internal fears and inspire others to overcome life difficulties.
Keywords: hero, heroism, cinematography, social representation, content analysis, unfinished sentences technique
Text: PDF
For citation: Trotsuk I.V., Subbotina M.V. Assessment of Cinematographic Influence on Social Representations of Heroism: approbation of an approach. Communicology (Russia). 2018. Vol. 6. No.4. P. 140-158. DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2018-6-4-140-158.
References
Akimov A.E. (2004). Physics of the heroism of the spirit. Three Keys. Pedagogical Herald. Issue 8. P. 14-16 (In Rus.).
Alekseev A.A. (2018). The outstanding historical figures according to the surveys of the Levada Center (1989-2017) [access mode]: http://www.cogita.ru/a.n.-alekseev/andrei-alekseev-1/samyevydayuschiesya-istoricheskie-lichnosti (In Rus.).
Bernstein A. (2008). The philosophical foundations of heroism [el. source]: http://www. mikementzer.com/heroism.html.
Bryman A., Bell E. (2003). Business Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dal V. (1955). Dictionary of the Great Russian Language. Moscow: Russian language. Vol. 1 (In Rus.).
Dictionary of Ethics (1981). / Ed. by I.S. Kon. Moscow: Politizdat (In Rus.).
Huizinga J. (2004) Heroism. In: In the Shadow of Tomorrow. Moscow: “Publishing house AST” Ltd. P. 453-463 (In Rus.).
Ismieva V.М. (2006). The problem of social hero in the philosophy of С.G. Jung: PhD thesis abstract. Moscow: Institute of Philosophy of the RAS (In Rus.).
Jaspers K. (1994) The spiritual situation of the age. The Origion and Goal of History. Moscow: Republic. P. 360-377 (In Rus.).
Mkrtycheva M.S. (2012). Cinema as an object of sociological study: opportunities and prospect. Theory and Practice of Social Development. No. 12 (In Rus.).
Nietzsche F. (1997). Human, All Too Human: a book of free spirits (Menschliches, Allzumenschliches: Ein Buch fr freie Geister) / Transl. from German. Minsk: Potpourri (In Rus.).
Rogozin D. (2011). Assessment of the involvement in movie-watching: “Zombieland” (Ruben Fleischer, 2009). Telescope. No. 5. P. 38-49 (In Rus.).
Rogozin D. (2012). Post-watching syndrome. Telescope. No. 3. P. 27-30 (In Rus.). Shaposhnikova L.V. (1996) Wisdom of the Ages. Moscow: International Center of the Roerichs (In Rus.).
Sokolova B.Y. (2009). The problem of defining the concept ‘hero’. In: Cultural Awareness as a Guarantee of Social Renewal. Contribution of Modern Science to Humankind Culture. Sevastopol: Publishing House of the SevNTU. P. 135-139 (In Rus.).
Suravneva I.M., Fedorov V.V. (2008). The Phenomenon of Heroism. Moscow: Publishing house LKI (In Rus.).
Sztompka P. (2010) Visual Sociology. Photography as a Method of Research / Trans. from Polish. Moscow: Logos (In Rus.).
Tarshys E.Y. (2002). Prospects for the development of content analysis. Sociology: 4M. No. 15. P. 71-92 (In Rus.).
Tatarova G.G. (1998). Methodology of Data Analysis in Sociology (Introduction). Moscow: Strategy (In Rus.).
Zhabsky M.I. (2004). Globalism and the social role of cinema [el. source]: http://csr.spbu.ru/ pub/RFBR_publications/articles/social%20sciences/2004/funkcii _kino_v_obschestve_04_hum. pdf (In Rus.).
