Cristina Ponte
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Ciências da Comunicação, ASJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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1069-061 Lisboa
Portugal
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This article aims to bring to reflection the everyday life of Portuguese families with young chil- dren entangled in the digital media environment, by considering a past generation of families with similar characteristics. Theoretical framework combines a mediatization lens and perspectives from media and generations studies. The conceptualisation of the family as a “communicative figuration” (Hepp, Hasebrink, 2018) ‒ composed by communicative practices, actors’ constellation and frames of relevance ‒ guide the three research questions: 1) to what extent is the changing media environment related to changes in the roles played by parents, children and other family members? 2) Are digital media affecting communicative practices in relation to family timeta- bles, routines and spaces? 3) How family’s media-related concerns and memories frame those practices? Based on a thematic analysis of 40 interviews with 20 years apart (20 in 1996 and 20 in 2016), the article explores to what extent “doing family” (Morgan, 2011) has changed. Results show that despite 2016 families are immersed in a deeper digitised environment, parents continue considering television as the main trusted screen for children. More schooled and digital savvy parents seem to be attached to a nostalgic perception of childhood that guides their mediation practices through a more cocooning approach, postponing children’s awareness of social realities around them.
Abstract Gender, Sexuality and Online Activism: An intersectional look at the role of civic engagement by portuguese youth This paper results from an exploratory work about how youngsters living in Portu-gal use and think about new media in the process of constructing their subjectivity when it comes to engaging in online activism in the area of intimate citizenship. We employ intersectionality here to understand how this activity is interpreted or morally valued by people in different intersecting social positions. From eleven interviews conducted with youngsters residing in Portugal, analyzed through Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, we seek to understand how these people comprehend the potentialities and problems that come from using new media, considering the intersections between citizenship, gender and sexuality.
Résumé Genre, Sexualité et Activisme en Ligne: Un regard intersecionel sur le rôle de la participation civique en ligne de la jeunesse portugaise Cet article résulte d'un travail exploratoire sur la façon dont les jeunes vivant au Por-tugal utilisent et pensent les nouveaux médias dans le processus de construction de leur subjectivité, quand il s'agit de s'engager dans un activisme en ligne dans le domaine de la
O estudo identifica os ambientes de ecrãs (televisão, computadores, consolas, telemóveis, tablets...) em que vi- vem as crianças de 3 a oito anos, os seus modos de acesso e usos, como os pais orientam esses usos e as suas atitudes e preocupações.
O estudo incluiu duas componentes:
1. o primeiro inquérito nacional sobre este tema, realizado face a face em 656 lares, que reuniu um questionário para pais de crianças de 3 a 8 anos, e um questionário para crianças de 6-8 anos;
2. entrevistas e observação em lares de 20 famílias com perfis diferentes e com crianças dos 3-8 anos que fossem utilizadoras da internet.
ENGLISH
The study identifies the screen environments (televisions, computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets...) in which Portuguese children (3-8 yrs old) live, how they access and use them, how their parents monitor their use and their attitudes and concerns.
The study includes two components:
1. the first national survey on this topic, carried out face--to-face in 656 homes, which included a questionnaire for the parents of children aged from 3 to 8 and a questionnaire for children aged from 6 to 8;
2. interviews and observations in the homes of 20 families with different profiles and with children aged 3 to 8 who use the internet.
This article aims to bring to reflection the everyday life of Portuguese families with young chil- dren entangled in the digital media environment, by considering a past generation of families with similar characteristics. Theoretical framework combines a mediatization lens and perspectives from media and generations studies. The conceptualisation of the family as a “communicative figuration” (Hepp, Hasebrink, 2018) ‒ composed by communicative practices, actors’ constellation and frames of relevance ‒ guide the three research questions: 1) to what extent is the changing media environment related to changes in the roles played by parents, children and other family members? 2) Are digital media affecting communicative practices in relation to family timeta- bles, routines and spaces? 3) How family’s media-related concerns and memories frame those practices? Based on a thematic analysis of 40 interviews with 20 years apart (20 in 1996 and 20 in 2016), the article explores to what extent “doing family” (Morgan, 2011) has changed. Results show that despite 2016 families are immersed in a deeper digitised environment, parents continue considering television as the main trusted screen for children. More schooled and digital savvy parents seem to be attached to a nostalgic perception of childhood that guides their mediation practices through a more cocooning approach, postponing children’s awareness of social realities around them.
Abstract Gender, Sexuality and Online Activism: An intersectional look at the role of civic engagement by portuguese youth This paper results from an exploratory work about how youngsters living in Portu-gal use and think about new media in the process of constructing their subjectivity when it comes to engaging in online activism in the area of intimate citizenship. We employ intersectionality here to understand how this activity is interpreted or morally valued by people in different intersecting social positions. From eleven interviews conducted with youngsters residing in Portugal, analyzed through Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, we seek to understand how these people comprehend the potentialities and problems that come from using new media, considering the intersections between citizenship, gender and sexuality.
Résumé Genre, Sexualité et Activisme en Ligne: Un regard intersecionel sur le rôle de la participation civique en ligne de la jeunesse portugaise Cet article résulte d'un travail exploratoire sur la façon dont les jeunes vivant au Por-tugal utilisent et pensent les nouveaux médias dans le processus de construction de leur subjectivité, quand il s'agit de s'engager dans un activisme en ligne dans le domaine de la
O estudo identifica os ambientes de ecrãs (televisão, computadores, consolas, telemóveis, tablets...) em que vi- vem as crianças de 3 a oito anos, os seus modos de acesso e usos, como os pais orientam esses usos e as suas atitudes e preocupações.
O estudo incluiu duas componentes:
1. o primeiro inquérito nacional sobre este tema, realizado face a face em 656 lares, que reuniu um questionário para pais de crianças de 3 a 8 anos, e um questionário para crianças de 6-8 anos;
2. entrevistas e observação em lares de 20 famílias com perfis diferentes e com crianças dos 3-8 anos que fossem utilizadoras da internet.
ENGLISH
The study identifies the screen environments (televisions, computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets...) in which Portuguese children (3-8 yrs old) live, how they access and use them, how their parents monitor their use and their attitudes and concerns.
The study includes two components:
1. the first national survey on this topic, carried out face--to-face in 656 homes, which included a questionnaire for the parents of children aged from 3 to 8 and a questionnaire for children aged from 6 to 8;
2. interviews and observations in the homes of 20 families with different profiles and with children aged 3 to 8 who use the internet.
This paper considers how young people talking about news and politics in their family and peer contexts influences their civic life. The research involved 35 Portuguese youngsters from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds that were interviewed in 2010, in Portugal, at the onset of the Eurozone crisis. Based on talking and news-mediated contexts and habits, we identified three different profiles: Limitations to empowerment; Civic capital and self-empowerment; and socioeconomic conditions and empowerment. These profiles show how family and peer talking play a central role in strengthening and making a habitus of being an active citizen, even in contexts with limited cultural, economic and social conditions.
Maria José Brites, Cristina Ponte & Isabel Menezes (2016): Youth talking
about news and civic daily life, Journal of Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2016.1241862