The perceived decline of true rural life through the lens of ideal rural childhood
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035338931.00020" target="_blank" >10.4337/9781035338931.00020</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The perceived decline of true rural life through the lens of ideal rural childhood
Original language description
In this chapter, we explore how adults in peripheral rural areas interpret social change through the lens of an ideal rural childhood. Using a cultural, sociological approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 26 residents in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic. The analysis focuses on three binary distinctions: (1) safety vs. danger, (2) active community vs. passive isolation, and (3) independence vs. dependence. The (1) safety vs. danger binary reveals a desire for secure environments, contrasting rural tranquility with urban threats and technology. The (2) active community vs. passive isolation binary shows concerns about technology’s impact on social interactions, emphasizing the need for face-to-face engagement. Lastly, the (3) independence vs. dependence binary reflects worries about losing practical skills and increasing reliance on technology and parental oversight. Our findings show that adults construct an idealized rural childhood through which they critique broader societal changes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50401 - Sociology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Research Companion to the Periphery and Peripheral Regions : Concepts, Diagnosis, Dilemmas
ISBN
9781035338924
Number of pages of the result
14
Pages from-to
183-196
Number of pages of the book
360
Publisher name
Edward Elgar Publishing
Place of publication
Cheltenham
UT code for WoS chapter
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