TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediated parent networks as communicative figurations
T2 - Practical sense and communicative practices among parents in four European countries
AU - Trültzsch–Wijnen, Christine W.
AU - Chimirri, Niklas Alexander
AU - Das, Ranjana
AU - Jorge, Ana
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This paper investigates the diversity of mediated parent networks from the perspective of communicative figurations, by focussing on what kinds of networks can be identified (RQ1) and what expectations parents hold towards these networks (RQ2). It draws upon a qualitative, exploratory study conducted in Austria, Denmark, Portugal and the UK, with interviews conducted with parents across 16 families in 2021. Different kinds of parent networks are described in terms of size, perceived publicness, frames of relevance, actors involved, communicative practices, and media ensembles. Our analysis of parents’ expectations shows that disappointment seems to be closely connected to practical sense, social barriers and exclusion.
AB - This paper investigates the diversity of mediated parent networks from the perspective of communicative figurations, by focussing on what kinds of networks can be identified (RQ1) and what expectations parents hold towards these networks (RQ2). It draws upon a qualitative, exploratory study conducted in Austria, Denmark, Portugal and the UK, with interviews conducted with parents across 16 families in 2021. Different kinds of parent networks are described in terms of size, perceived publicness, frames of relevance, actors involved, communicative practices, and media ensembles. Our analysis of parents’ expectations shows that disappointment seems to be closely connected to practical sense, social barriers and exclusion.
KW - digital networks
KW - parents
KW - communicative figurations
KW - mediatisation
KW - practical sense
U2 - 10.1515/commun-2024-0020
DO - 10.1515/commun-2024-0020
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0341-2059
VL - online
JO - Communications
JF - Communications
ER -