Connexions 2003/2 No 80

Couverture de E_CNX_080

Journal article

Begging and Danger: The Historical Dimensions of Social Representations in Legal Discourse

Pages 137 to 154

English

This article concerns the historical dimensions of social representations analysed by legal discourses on mendicity and vagrancy. The penal code has been compared with local bylaws. The analysis of the results reveals the permanence of social thinking associating aimlessness and insecurity.


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