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(2016)Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan kahden eri-ikäisen helsinkiläisnaisen kielellisiä identiteettejä ja suhdetta Helsinkiin kielenkäytön kuvaamana. Analyysin perusteella selviää, miten tutkittavien erilaiset sosiaaliset lähtökohdat, opiskelua ja työuraa koskevat valinnat ja sosiaaliset ympäristöt vaikuttavat heidän kielenkäyttöönsä. Huomio kiinnittyy myös tutkittavien omiin Helsinki-suhteisiin ja suhtautumiseen helsinkiläiseen puhetapaan, erityisesti slangiin. Tutkielma perustuu sosiolingvistiseen tutkimukseen kielenkäytön tutkimuksen osalta, mutta identiteettikysymyksiä tarkastellaan myös kansanlingvistisiä menetelmiä hyödyntäen. Aineistona käytetään Helsingin puhekielen pitkittäiskorpusta. Korpukseen on haastateltu pääasiassa syntyperäisiä helsinkiläisiä kolmella eri vuosikymmenellä, 1970-, 1990- ja 2010-luvuilla. Tutkittavat, Maija (synt. 1929) ja Leena (synt. 1952), ovat osallistuneet kaikkiin kolmeen haastattelukertaan, joten kummaltakin on käytössä noin kolmen tunnin mittainen haastatteluaineisto. Haastatteluissa tutkittavat kertovat omasta elämästään kotikaupungissaan Helsingissä. Tutkielmassa vastataan kolmeen tutkimuskysymykseen. Ensin selvitetään, millaista variaatiota tutkittavilla esiintyy yksikön 1. persoonan pronominien käytössä. Pronominivariantteja tutkitaan paitsi lukumäärällisesti myös siten, millaiset ovat eri varianttien työnjaot ja mitkä tekijät ohjaavat pronominin valintaa. Yksikön 1. persoonan persoonapronomineja tutkitaan, jotta saadaan kuva tutkittavien kielen puhekielimäisyydestä. Tutkielmassa selvitetään myös, millaista on tutkittavien slangikäyttö eri vuosikymmenten haastatteluissa. Lisäksi selvitetään, miten tutkittavat itse suhtautuvat slangiin ja millaisina slanginkäyttäjinä he itseään pitävät. Tutkimuksen kohteena on myös tutkittavien kielelliset identiteetit ja paikkaidentiteetit helsinkiläisyyden näkökulmasta. Huomio on jälleen erityisesti slangissa ja siinä, miten slangi toimii tutkittavien kielellisen identiteetin rakentajana. Tutkielmassa osoitetaan, että mä-pronomini on yleisin variantti molemmilla tutkittavilla jokaisella vuosikymmenellä. Suhteessa yksikön 1. persoonan pronomineihin Leenan kieli yleiskielistyy, kun taas Maijan kieli pysyy lähes muuttumattomana vuosikymmenten myötä. Syyksi tähän esitetään Leenan elämäntilanteiden muuttuminen, kun taas Maijan elämässä isompia muutoksia ei kolmen vuosikymmenen aikana tapahdu. Slanginkäytön analyysi osoittaa, että tutkittavat ovat hyvin erilaisia slanginkäyttäjiä. Maijalla slangisanoja ei esiinny juuri lainkaan, ja hänelle slangi on muutenkin vieras kielimuoto. Mielenkiintoista tästä tekee sen, että hän on elänyt lähes koko elämänsä asuinseuduilla, jotka on tyypillisesti mielletty slanginkäyttäjien asuinseuduiksi. Sen sijaan Leenalla slangisanoja esiintyy jonkin verran, mikä tutkielman perusteella johtuu siitä, että hän on syntynyt 1950-luvun alussa, jolloin kasvavan nuorisokulttuurin myötä erityisesti nuorison kielenkäyttö puhekielistyi. Kielellisen identiteetin ja paikkaidentiteetin tarkastelu osoittaa, että kumpikaan tutkittavista ei koe slangia omakseen, vaikka Leena kuitenkin myöntää tuntevansa ja käyttävänsä slangia jonkin verran. Leena myös identifioi itsensä vahvasti helsinkiläiseksi, kun taas Maija kokee vieraana itsensä kategorisoinnin jonkin tietyn ryhmän jäseneksi, jotta voisi kohentaa omaa identiteettiään. Samalla hän kuitenkin identifioi itsensä omaan asuinseutuunsa ja konstruoi omaa asuinseutuaan suhteessa muihin. Tutkielman avulla syntyy kuva yksilön kielen muuttumisesta tai muuttumattomuudesta kolmen vuosikymmenen aikana. Myös kielellinen identiteetti ja paikkaidentiteetti voivat muuttua elämäntilanteiden myötä. Merkityksellistä tutkimuksen kannalta onkin, mitkä tekijät muutokseen tai muuttumattomuuteen vaikuttavat.
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(2019)Changing human behaviour has an important role in solving the planet’s environmental crisis. Neither technological innovations nor political incentives have any effect if people don’t start using them or just direct the saved resources into another environmentally harmful activity. In addition, cities account for most of the energy related carbon dioxide emissions already today and the populations in cities continue growing. Hence, we have to find ways of enhancing environmentally responsible human behaviour comprehensively. Place identity has been noticed to have a positive effect on environmental behavior. However, there is no research on the place identity of sustainable neighbourhoods. This master’s thesis’ aim is to find out what is the place identity and environmentally responsible behaviour like in a sustainable neighbourhood of Eko-Viikki. And to reflect the relationship of place identity and environmentally responsible behaviour in in the context of sustainable neighbourhoods. The framework for the place identity part of the thesis is a structural equation model where place identity is formed through commitment to place and five dimensions that impact commitment to place: attachment, continuity with personal past, perception of familiarity, cohesion and social acceptance. The model indicates that place identity affects people’s environmentally responsible behavior both independently and through attitudes. Environmentally responsible behaviour is examined through three human activities that have the biggest impact on the environment: housing, transportation and eating. The data of the thesis is nine semistructured theme interviews and one email interview. The data was analysed by qualitative content analysis using the dimensions of place identity and the three activities with the biggest impact on the environment. The results suggest that attachment, continuity with personal past, perception of familiarity and cohesion define the place identity of the interviewees the most. The interviewees are clearly attached to their neighbourhood and would like to live there as long as possible. Neighbourhood’s closeness to nature and neighbour relations are valued the most. Additionally, the interviewees have known the neighbourhood already before choosing to move there and many have dreamt of living there one day. The neighbourhood has its part in the past, present and future of the interviewees. Furthermore, four types of environmental behaviour were identified: The Realist, the Diligent, the Overestimator and the Underestimator. The Realist doesn’t perceive their behaviour as environmentally responsible and their described behaviour matches the perception. The Diligent perceives their behaviour as environmentally responsible and their described behaviour also matches the perception. The Overestimator perceives their behaviour as environmentally responsible but the described behaviour doesn’t match the perception. The Underestimator doesn’t perceive their behaviour as environmentally responsible enough but the described behaviour also doesn’t match the perception. Half of the interviewees think that the neighbourhood has had a positive effect on their environmental behavior at least to some extent but have no examples to show. The other half doesn’t think the neighbourhood has had any effects. Most of the interviewees that think the neighbourhood has had a positive effect on their behaviour are either Realists or Overestimators whereas most of the interviewees that don’t think the neighbourhood has had an effect are Diligents and Underestimators. In the future, more research is needed to examine the relationship of the place identity in sustainable neighbourhoods and environmental behaviour. Future research should focus on finding out if living in a sustainable neighbourhood has an effect on the residents’ environmental behaviour and if the effect is caused by their place identity. In addition, comparative research between sustainable neighbourhoods and so called ordinary neighbourhoods is needed to find out if there is a difference in how the place identity of a sustainable neighbourhood affects the behaviour compared to the place identity of a so called ordinary neighbourhood.
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(2019)Changing human behaviour has an important role in solving the planet’s environmental crisis. Neither technological innovations nor political incentives have any effect if people don’t start using them or just direct the saved resources into another environmentally harmful activity. In addition, cities account for most of the energy related carbon dioxide emissions already today and the populations in cities continue growing. Hence, we have to find ways of enhancing environmentally responsible human behaviour comprehensively. Place identity has been noticed to have a positive effect on environmental behavior. However, there is no research on the place identity of sustainable neighbourhoods. This master’s thesis’ aim is to find out what is the place identity and environmentally responsible behaviour like in a sustainable neighbourhood of Eko-Viikki. And to reflect the relationship of place identity and environmentally responsible behaviour in in the context of sustainable neighbourhoods. The framework for the place identity part of the thesis is a structural equation model where place identity is formed through commitment to place and five dimensions that impact commitment to place: attachment, continuity with personal past, perception of familiarity, cohesion and social acceptance. The model indicates that place identity affects people’s environmentally responsible behavior both independently and through attitudes. Environmentally responsible behaviour is examined through three human activities that have the biggest impact on the environment: housing, transportation and eating. The data of the thesis is nine semistructured theme interviews and one email interview. The data was analysed by qualitative content analysis using the dimensions of place identity and the three activities with the biggest impact on the environment. The results suggest that attachment, continuity with personal past, perception of familiarity and cohesion define the place identity of the interviewees the most. The interviewees are clearly attached to their neighbourhood and would like to live there as long as possible. Neighbourhood’s closeness to nature and neighbour relations are valued the most. Additionally, the interviewees have known the neighbourhood already before choosing to move there and many have dreamt of living there one day. The neighbourhood has its part in the past, present and future of the interviewees. Furthermore, four types of environmental behaviour were identified: The Realist, the Diligent, the Overestimator and the Underestimator. The Realist doesn’t perceive their behaviour as environmentally responsible and their described behaviour matches the perception. The Diligent perceives their behaviour as environmentally responsible and their described behaviour also matches the perception. The Overestimator perceives their behaviour as environmentally responsible but the described behaviour doesn’t match the perception. The Underestimator doesn’t perceive their behaviour as environmentally responsible enough but the described behaviour also doesn’t match the perception. Half of the interviewees think that the neighbourhood has had a positive effect on their environmental behavior at least to some extent but have no examples to show. The other half doesn’t think the neighbourhood has had any effects. Most of the interviewees that think the neighbourhood has had a positive effect on their behaviour are either Realists or Overestimators whereas most of the interviewees that don’t think the neighbourhood has had an effect are Diligents and Underestimators. In the future, more research is needed to examine the relationship of the place identity in sustainable neighbourhoods and environmental behaviour. Future research should focus on finding out if living in a sustainable neighbourhood has an effect on the residents’ environmental behaviour and if the effect is caused by their place identity. In addition, comparative research between sustainable neighbourhoods and so called ordinary neighbourhoods is needed to find out if there is a difference in how the place identity of a sustainable neighbourhood affects the behaviour compared to the place identity of a so called ordinary neighbourhood.
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