Positioning Analysis: A model for assessing change processes in group activities

TitlePositioning Analysis: A model for assessing change processes in group activities
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsCottone P
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume17
Issue2
Pagination217-224
Date Published12/2012
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
Keywordsassessment, critical discourse analysis, gender violence, positioning analysis
Abstract

The paper presents a research aimed to demonstrate a possible
application of the positioning analysis as a tool for evaluating the
processes of change in group activities. The positioning analysis takes
shape within the theoretical framework of post-modern social sciences, and
is proposed as a dynamic alternative to the traditional static concept of
role and identity. In order to test the proposed model, a group activity was
investigated. The activity consisted of various workshops whose purpose
was to investigate the social construction of identity and gender, in the
context of urban security and gender violence. The results show good
prospects for the Positioning Analysis in capturing the processes of change
taking place in group activities and offer some interesting ideas for further
applications.

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