A Methodological Approach to the Study of Urban Memory: Narratives about Mexico City
Abstract: This article serves a dual purpose. On the one hand, I seek to understand social representations and the collective memory of a sample of older adults, resident in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. On the other hand, I wish to reflect on the methodology used to achieve that objective, placing special emphasis on the combination of two complementary techniques: Atlas.ti, a tool used to carry out a semantic analysis of the interviews, and Alceste, a program that makes it possible to observe a classification of the terms used by respondents based on a statistical analysis of co-occurrences. The article is structured in the following order. Firstly, I explain the theoretical presuppositions that sustain the study. Secondly, I look at the methodology used, the reasons why I decided to use the software in question, and the analysis strategies for the interviews. Finally, I present the results obtained, and close with a final discussion on the relevance of the general methodology of t.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1854
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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A Methodological Approach to the Study of Urban Memory: Narratives about Mexico City ; volume:13 ; number:2 ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2012
Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 13, Heft 2 (31.05.2012)
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Alba, Martha de
- DOI
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10.17169/fqs-13.2.1854
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urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1202276
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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