'Something That Unites Us All': Understandings of St. Patrick's Day Parades as Representing the Irish National Group
'Something That Unites Us All': Understandings of St. Patrick's Day Parades as Representing the Irish National Group
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“让我们所有人团结在一起的东西”：对代表爱尔兰民族团体的圣帕特里克节游行的理解
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10.1002/casp.2236
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
O'Donnell A
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作者：
O'Donnell A
本研究调查如何在全国庆祝人群事件，特别是帕特里克节游行的与会者理解的作用，这些事件中代表和团结的国家社会。我们对在都柏林或贝尔法斯特参加圣帕特里克节游行的人进行了半结构化采访。在第1年，在事件之前和之后进行了全长访谈（N= 17），在第1年和第2年，在事件期间进行了较短的访谈（第1年N = 170;第2年N = 142）。访谈数据采用专题分析法进行分析，确定了三大主题。与会者报告说，（一）这些活动扩大了民族群体的边界，利用参与来界定谁是爱尔兰人;（二）这些活动从战略上代表了民族群体的性质，最大限度地发挥了积极形象，并管理了陈规定型的代表;（三）象征主义有助于团结群体，但也可能破坏已经脆弱的团结，因此必须加以管理。总体而言，这表明这些人群活动具有战略身份维度。我们讨论了这些发现对未来研究的影响，即大型庆祝活动在日常社会身份的战略代表中的作用。© 2015作者。社区与应用社会心理学杂志由约翰·威利父子有限公司出版。
The present study investigates how attendees at national celebratory crowd events—specifically St. Patrick's Day parades—understand the role of such events in representing and uniting the national community. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with people who attended St. Patrick's Day parades in either Dublin or Belfast. In year 1, full‐length interviews were conducted before and after the events (N= 17), and in years 1 and 2, shorter interviews were conducted during the events (year 1N= 170; year 2N= 142). Interview data were analysed using thematic analysis, allowing the identification of three broad themes. Participants reported that (i) the events extend the boundary of the national group, using participation to define who counts as Irish; (ii) the events strategically represent the nature of the national group, maximising positive images and managing stereotypical representations; and (iii) symbolism serves to unify the group but can also disrupt already fragile unity and so must be managed. Overall, this points to a strategic identity dimension to these crowd events. We discuss the implications of these findings for future research in terms of the role of large‐scale celebratory events in the strategic representation of everyday social identities. © 2015 The Authors.Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychologypublished by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.