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Life Is a Battlefield: Conceptualizations of Life among Hungarian Adults

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  • Réka Benczes

    (Institute of Behavioural Science and Communication Theory, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)

  • Bence Ságvári

    (Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary)

Abstract

This study attempts to investigate how Hungarians think about life. By applying a nationwide representative survey of Hungarian adults, we wished to answer the following two research questions: a) what are the major metaphorical conceptualizations of life among Hungarians?; and b) what factors, such as socio-economic status and basic value orientations, might influence the prevalence for the metaphors used to talk about life? Our results suggest that there are considerable generational differences: while the negative mindset (in the form of more negative metaphors) is still common within the older generation, there is a shift towards a more positive and more “American” conceptualization of life among younger people in Hungary.

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  • Réka Benczes & Bence Ságvári, 2018. "Life Is a Battlefield: Conceptualizations of Life among Hungarian Adults," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 40(4), pages 571-586, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:40:y:2018:i:4:p:571-586
    Note: We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA PD105354).
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    1. Antonio Crego & José Ramón Yela & Rita Ozores-Pérez & Pablo Riesco-Matías & María Ángeles Gómez-Martínez, 2022. "Eudaimonic and Uncertainty Metaphors About Life are Associated with Meaningfulness, Experiential Avoidance, Mental Health and Happiness," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(8), pages 4119-4146, December.

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    Keywords

    Hungarian; life; metaphor; American English; conceptualization; cultural history;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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