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Tracing the rationale for solidarity in teenagers’ post-apocalypse stories

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The paper is based on a study where 28 pupils of a Finnish school were asked to complete a fictional post-apocalypse story to afford an understanding of 15–17-year-olds’ rationales underlying complex alliances and non-alliances in school. Informed by the notion of spatial solidarity, the analysis reveals that the teenagers drew on three types of solidarity: pre-existing, reflective and affective solidarity. The findings suggest that solidarities in school stem from nuanced place-based power dynamics. Understanding these solidarities can inform approaches incorporating teenagers’ specific rationales and help adults to identify and support spaces where solidarities develop.

Source: Childhood

DOI: 10.1177/09075682251334343

Authors: Tiina Määttä, Riikka Korkiamäki

Institution: Tampere University

Language: English

Topic: Themes in Literature Analysis

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650