Crystal balls and calendars
A structural analysis of projected futures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4356175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Travis L Jones (0000-0002-8825-3728, The Winters Group Inc., USA, corresponding author), M G Flaherty (0000-0002-0460-0594, Eckerd College), Beth A Rubin (University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 153-174 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Time & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-463X • E-ISSN: 1461-7463 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0961463x17716551 |
| OpenAlex | W2734589035 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study examines the temporal structure of projected futures. The sociology of time is an established line of inquiry, but the existing literature lacks empirically grounded description of the cultural and cognitive dimensions of projected futures. When individuals imagine their futures, what is the qualitative nature and temporal structure of their projected futures? In order to address these questions, we used a mixed-methods strategy of interviews and surveys with 126 persons from a small college in North Carolina. We asked the participants to tell us about their futures. The resulting descriptions form a strongly chronological pattern. When asked about the immediate future (i.e., tomorrow or next week), they tersely describe the tasks that must be completed. In their descriptions of the near future (i.e., next month or next year), they begin to anticipate enjoyable experiences. When they describe the intermediate future (i.e., five to ten years from now), their responses are characterized by detailed and optimistic enthusiasm for the possibilities they envision. They pay little or no attention to the distant future
Economics · Enthusiasm · Financial economics · Futures contract · Futures studies · Order (exchange · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Handbook of qualitative research
Objects of Time
The Human Organization of Time
Never Saw It Coming
The Future of Memory
The Influence of a Sense of Time on Human Development
Construal-level theory of psychological distance.
Temporal construal.
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Time and decision
Time Work
Mental time travel
The role of feasibility and desirability considerations in near and distant future decisions
The Pros and Cons of Temporally Near and Distant Action
Projects and Possibilities
Culture in Action
Present, Past, and Future
Time Off
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
Prophecy and the near future
Coordinating Futures
Life Course Trajectories of Perceived Control and Their Relationship to Education
Measuring futures in action
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |