‘Hunger happens elsewhere, here malnutrition results from lack of proper care’: Social representations of malnutrition and processes of Othering in the Nepalese press

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Sabine Caillaud, Sofia Payotte
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Malnutrition gives rise to stigmatisation worldwide and is a pressing societal issue. Drawing on social representation theory and on the process of othering, a lexicometric analysis of Nepalese press articles (N = 440) was conducted to explore if, and how, Othering of the malnourished is at play and how articles (re)construct the threat of malnutrition. The results indicate that Othering takes different forms depending on the threat the malnourished represent: (a) the malnourished in foreign countries are perceived as suffering from hunger due to a lack of social development and democracy whereas (b) the malnourished in Nepal are perceived as being afflicted because they hold traditional beliefs. However, (c) when the threat can be attributed to natural disasters, no negative attributes were associated with the malnourished in Nepal. This suggests that Othering is neither systematic nor monolithic. These findings illustrate how social psychology can address urgent societal questions while equally offering an opportunity for new theoretical developments.

饥饿发生在别处,这里的营养不良是因为缺乏适当的照顾":尼泊尔新闻界对营养不良的社会表述和他者化过程
营养不良在世界范围内引起了鄙视,是一个紧迫的社会问题。根据社会表征理论和 "他者化 "过程,我们对尼泊尔的报刊文章(440 篇)进行了词汇分析,以探讨是否以及如何对营养不良者进行 "他者化",以及文章如何(重新)构建营养不良的威胁。结果表明,"他者化 "因营养不良者所代表的威胁不同而表现出不同的形式:(a) 外国的营养不良者被视为因缺乏社会发展和民主而遭受饥饿,而 (b) 尼泊尔的营养不良者则被视为因持有传统信仰而遭受痛苦。然而,(c) 当威胁可归因于自然灾害时,尼泊尔的营养不良者就没有负面属性了。这表明,他者化既不是系统的,也不是单一的。这些发现说明了社会心理学如何能够解决紧迫的社会问题,同时也为新的理论发展提供了机会。
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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