Locking down adolescents: Victims, irresponsible subjects, or just social actors

The article presents the results of a qualitative study investigating the experiences of a sample of Italian adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Data were analysed in the light of the two social representations (adolescents as criminals and as victims) that permeated the Italian public debate...

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Published in:Children & society Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 107 - 121
Main Authors: Favretto, Anna Rosa, Calvi, Cristina, Carbone, Domenico, Finelli, Manuel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
Subjects:
Adolescents
Boys
Collective representation
COVID-19
criminalising representation
Girls
Offenders
Pandemics
Qualitative research
Regulation
Significant others
Social skills
victimising representation
Victims
ISSN:0951-0605, 1099-0860
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Summary:The article presents the results of a qualitative study investigating the experiences of a sample of Italian adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Data were analysed in the light of the two social representations (adolescents as criminals and as victims) that permeated the Italian public debate throughout the outbreak. The findings showed the ability of boys and girls in dealing with the relationships altered by the pandemic constraints and in adapting to different regulations. This demonstrated their competence as social actors, neither criminals nor victims, who were also able to cope with the coronavirus risk in safeguarding their significant others.
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ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12641