An Empirical Application of Mental Mapping to Analyze National Identity Among Ukrainian Students

Andrii Melnikov, Iryna Ignatieva and Katerina Nastoyasha

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 1, 21582440231225844

Abstract: The paper focuses on the sociological adaptation and development of the mental mapping method within the study of national identity. ‘Mental map’ is defined as a spatial image or model formed over time in the individual or collective consciousness, while the method of mental mapping is interpreted as a graphic representation of a certain area by an informant at the request of a researcher. The study is based on the empirical application of mental mapping to the analysis of national identity among Ukrainian students ( n =942). The paper outlines methodological and theoretical specifics of mental mapping and indicates perspectives of this method in the context of a visual sociological paradigm.

Keywords: Mental mapping; national identity; visual projections; topological symbols; sociological methodology; Ukrainian society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231225844

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