Arguing about tobacco and its effects on social representations

Bibliographic Data

ID10902952
AuthorsAgustin Echebarria Echabe (University of the Basque Country, corresponding author), José Luis González-Castro (0000-0002-1213-0721, University of the Basque Country), Josè Luis Gonzàlez Castro, Emilia Fdez Guede (University of the Basque Country)
Year1996
Volume26
Issue2
Pages265-276
Publication date1996-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-2772 • E-ISSN: 1099-0992
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199603)26:2<265::aid-ejsp751>3.0.co;2-8
OpenAlexW2119131819
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This study analysed the influence of social debate (group discussion) on previously held antagonistic social representations about tobacco. In the first phase of our study, we contacted 130 subjects in order to know what type of social representations they held. Two representations were found: a ‘psychopathological’ representation and a ‘critical’ one. After obtaining these results, and in a second phase, we randomly divided 100 subjects into 10 discussion groups, whilst another 30 subjects were assigned to the control condition (non-discussion group). The group discussion (social debate) led to a convergence of previously held representations. Debate emerged as a mechanism which could reduce the distance between groups who hold previously opposing representations.

Convergence (economics) · Epistemology · Group (periodic table) · Mechanism (biology) · Order (exchange) · Political science · Representation (politics) · Social group · Social representation · Community Health and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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