Sociologie Românească, Vol. VII, no. 4/2009, pp. 3-18.
Piramida fricilor sociale. Fricile sociale în România - o schiţă psihosociologică
Social fears' pyramid: Social fears in Romania - social-psychological outline
Septimiu Chelcea*
*University of Bucharest
Abstract: The objectives of this study are to define the concept of “social fear”, the outline social fears during the Communist period and during post-1989 period and the graphic representation of social fears. Throughout Romania’s recent history (1945-2009), social fears have been experienced with variable intensity by different groups and social categories. The liberation of social fears is still an objective, not a reality.
Keywords: fear, social fear, social fears’ pyramid, social fears’ spiral.
Cuvinte-cheie: frică, frică socială, piramida fricilor sociale, spirala fricilor sociale.