Mental Structures in Transition Culture

Differentiating Patterns of Identities and Values in Estonia

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ID12148751
AutoresTriin Vihalemm (0000-0001-6773-1332, University of Tartu, Estonia, autor correspondente), Veronika Kalmus (0000-0002-1939-5706, University of Tartu, Estonia)
Ano2008
Volume22
Fascículo4
Páginas901-927
Data de publicação2008-04-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEast European Politics and Societies and Cultures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0888-3254 • E-ISSN: 1533-8371
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0888325408316537
OpenAlexW2094607489
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas14

Based on the concept of transition culture, the article discusses patterns of generational continuity and disruption in post-Soviet Estonia. We suggest a tool for meso-level analysis: factor structures of self-identification and value orientations. The empirical analysis of population survey data collected in 2005 shows that such mental structures have significant correlations with indices of perceptions about social changes and everyday social and cultural practices. Our analysis focuses on mental patterns of three generations among two main ethno-linguistic groups: ethnic Estonians and the Russian minority. The results reveal considerable differentiation between older and younger generations. We suggest that post-Soviet transition has brought about generational disruption in cultural reproduction, which is particularly visible among the ethnic minority group: Russian youngsters differ from their parents to a greater extent than do young Estonians from theirs. Moreover, the mental patterns of young Estonians and Russians have common elements

Ethnic group · Perception · Population · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology