1. Collective memory and social representations of history in Americas, Europe and Palestine.
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Méndez Casas, Lander, Cavalli, Stefano, El-Astal, Sofián, Alberto Pizarro Carrasco, José Joaquín, Padoan Moura, Sonia Geni, Artzamendi, Saioa Telletxea, and Páez Rovira, Darío Alexander
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COLLECTIVE memory , *SOCIAL processes , *SOCIAL psychology , *COLLECTIVE representation , *GEOPOLITICS , *HISTORY of the Americas , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *MEMORY bias - Abstract
This article reviews and synthesizes 10 free-recall studies on collective memory carried out in Latin America, Europe, and Palestine. Results show the high prevalence of the topics of politics, collective violence and warfare, but around 50% of recalled events were appraised as positives, disconfirming a negative bias in collective memory. However, in Palestine most of the events were entirely or partially negative, reflecting country's conflictual situation. The analyzed studies confirm a partial socio-centrism: in Latin America and Palestine most events were national. A meta-analysis confirms a generational effect in 24/100 historical events. Negative historical events were related to low social wellbeing in Palestine. Results are discussed in the framework of collective memory processes and social representations of history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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