[MAF] Media-related negotiation processes within families from a figuration theoretical perspective ZSE Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation 39 (4): 397–412. https://doi.org/10.3262/ZSE2104397.

Abstract

Deep mediatization causes fundamental changes within social interaction and communication processes. This article highlights the consequences of deep mediatization for child socialization in the family and presents the results of a qualitative panel study. Family is conceptualized as a communicative figuration that is constituted by its members’ interactions and is subject to constant change. Furthermore, it is deeply interwoven with other communicative figurations. We examined two cohorts at two survey dates, approximately one year apart. For this purpose, we interviewed one child between the ages of six and twelve and one parent in each of 32 families. The article discusses these findings with regard to media-related negotiation processes within the social domain of the family. The theoretical framework of communicative figurations proves to be a suitable approach to analyze media-related interaction processes within the family and an adequate opportunity to systematize and contextualize the findings.