Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic

This article analyzes the forms of interaction in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), during the isolation caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. We register dynamics of consensus and polarization around political topics, which were activated due to the res...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Focas, Brenda, Longa, Francisco
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudio Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2024
Materias:
WhatsApp groups
schools
pandemic
Argentina
grupos de WhatsApp
escuelas
pandemia
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/7754
Aporte de:
Revistas UNNE - Universidad Nacional del Noroeste (UNNE) de Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
id I48-R154-article-7754
record_format ojs
spelling I48-R154-article-77542024-11-07T11:19:25Z Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic Controversias en grupos de WhatsApp de familias de escuela primaria durante la pandemia Focas, Brenda Longa, Francisco WhatsApp groups schools pandemic Argentina grupos de WhatsApp escuelas pandemia Argentina This article analyzes the forms of interaction in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), during the isolation caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. We register dynamics of consensus and polarization around political topics, which were activated due to the restrictions on school attendance in the context of the Pandemic. For this purpose, we study conversations in WhatsApp groups in four schools in CABA during the year 2021. The methodology of this work was based on participant observation in some groups, and on the analysis of conversations in groups in which we did not participate and in-depth interviews with their participants. The findings show that similar dynamics took place in different schools, such as new WhatsApp groups were formed among ideologically like-minded people to share strategies on school attendance. But it is also shown that even in these new affinity groups, the conversation became polarized and conflicts emerged after the changes in the health situation in mid-2021. Finally, it also shows how in other schools the conversations were strongly structured around some "authoritative voices", for example those of medical mothers. Este artículo analiza las formas de interacción en los grupos de WhatsApp de familias de escuelas primarias de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA), durante el aislamiento causado por la pandemia de coronavirus. Registramos dinámicas de consenso y de polarización en torno a tópicos políticos que se activaron a causa de las restricciones a la presencialidad escolar en el marco de la pandemia. Para ello, se estudian las conversaciones en grupos de WhatsApp de cuatro escuelas de CABA durante 2021. La metodología de este trabajo se basó en la observación participante en algunos grupos de dicha plataforma de mensajes y en el análisis documental de las conversaciones en grupos en los que no participamos; también se realizaron entrevistas en profundidad con sus miembros. Los hallazgos muestran que en distintas escuelas tuvieron lugar dinámicas similares, como por ejemplo que se conformaron nuevos grupos de WhatsApp entre personas ideológicamente afines, para compartir estrategias sobre la presencialidad escolar. Pero también se muestra que, incluso en esos nuevos grupos de afinidad, la conversación se polarizó y emergieron conflictos tras los cambios en la situación sanitaria de mediados de 2021. Por último, también se muestra cómo en otras escuelas las conversaciones estuvieron fuertemente estructuradas alrededor de algunas “voces autorizadas”, por caso las de las madres médicas. Centro de Estudio Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2024-09-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/7754 10.30972/dpd.13227754 De Prácticas y Discursos; Vol. 13 Núm. 22 (2024): De Prácticas y Discursos. Cuadernos de Ciencias Sociales 2250-6942 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/7754/7291 Derechos de autor 2024 Brenda Focas, Francisco Longa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
institution Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
institution_str I-48
repository_str R-154
container_title_str Revistas UNNE - Universidad Nacional del Noroeste (UNNE)
language Español
format Artículo revista
topic WhatsApp groups
schools
pandemic
Argentina
grupos de WhatsApp
escuelas
pandemia
Argentina
spellingShingle WhatsApp groups
schools
pandemic
Argentina
grupos de WhatsApp
escuelas
pandemia
Argentina
Focas, Brenda
Longa, Francisco
Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
topic_facet WhatsApp groups
schools
pandemic
Argentina
grupos de WhatsApp
escuelas
pandemia
Argentina
author Focas, Brenda
Longa, Francisco
author_facet Focas, Brenda
Longa, Francisco
author_sort Focas, Brenda
title Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
title_short Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
title_full Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
title_fullStr Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Controversies in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
title_sort controversies in whatsapp groups of elementary school families during the pandemic
description This article analyzes the forms of interaction in WhatsApp groups of elementary school families in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), during the isolation caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. We register dynamics of consensus and polarization around political topics, which were activated due to the restrictions on school attendance in the context of the Pandemic. For this purpose, we study conversations in WhatsApp groups in four schools in CABA during the year 2021. The methodology of this work was based on participant observation in some groups, and on the analysis of conversations in groups in which we did not participate and in-depth interviews with their participants. The findings show that similar dynamics took place in different schools, such as new WhatsApp groups were formed among ideologically like-minded people to share strategies on school attendance. But it is also shown that even in these new affinity groups, the conversation became polarized and conflicts emerged after the changes in the health situation in mid-2021. Finally, it also shows how in other schools the conversations were strongly structured around some "authoritative voices", for example those of medical mothers.
publisher Centro de Estudio Sociales. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
publishDate 2024
url https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/dpd/article/view/7754
work_keys_str_mv AT focasbrenda controversiesinwhatsappgroupsofelementaryschoolfamiliesduringthepandemic
AT longafrancisco controversiesinwhatsappgroupsofelementaryschoolfamiliesduringthepandemic
AT focasbrenda controversiasengruposdewhatsappdefamiliasdeescuelaprimariadurantelapandemia
AT longafrancisco controversiasengruposdewhatsappdefamiliasdeescuelaprimariadurantelapandemia
first_indexed 2025-05-17T05:10:55Z
last_indexed 2025-05-17T05:10:55Z
_version_ 1832343206702874624

Ejemplares similares