Locking down adolescents: Victims,irresponsible subjects,or just social actors |
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Authors: | Anna Rosa Favretto Cristina Calvi Domenico Carbone Manuel Finelli |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy;2. Department of Law and Political, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy;3. Department of Education and Human Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy |
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Abstract: | The article presents the results of a qualitative study investigating the experiences of a sample of Italian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were analysed in the light of the two social representations (adolescents as criminals and as victims) that permeated the Italian public debate throughout the outbreak. The findings showed the ability of boys and girls in dealing with the relationships altered by the pandemic constraints and in adapting to different regulations. This demonstrated their competence as social actors, neither criminals nor victims, who were also able to cope with the coronavirus risk in safeguarding their significant others. |
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Keywords: | adolescents COVID-19 criminalising representation victimising representation |
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