Peculiarities of The Perception of The Phenomenon of The Armenian Genocide on Public Opinion

Authors

  • Hovhannes Hovhannisyan Yerevan State University
  • Hasmik Hovhannisyan Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Univer­sity
  • Astghik Petrosyan Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v6i1.66

Keywords:

genocide comitted against Armenians, public perception, moods, feelings and positions ways, changes in public opinion, overcoming and lightening the consequences of the genocide, ways to overcome the consequences of the genocide

Abstract

The research study was conducted in two stages, in 2015 and 2016 from March 15 to April 15 utilizing the method of formalized interview.  Each phase of the survey involved 560 Yerevan residents.
As the results of the research come to prove, the mosaic of the public perception and the psychological reflection of the phenomenon of the Armenian Genocide is very sophisticated. The moods of regret, pain, depression, declining moods, complaint, wrath, revenge, hope and optimistic views for future are intertwined and bound together. These moods and feelings appear next to each other and quickly alternating.
According to the results of both 2015 and 2016 surveys the moods of overcoming pain, faith and hope, optimistic attitude towards the future (91.4%) are dominant over complaint, anger, revenge, struggle for compensation (85.5%) and regret, pain, depression, declining moods (69.6 %).
The indicators of the moods and feelings of the first and second groups are generally stable. In this connection both studies in 2015 and 2016 recorded similar results. However, the indicators of the following moods decreased from 76.2% to 69.6%: regret, pain, depression, declining moods, the manifestations of the complex of a victim. The indicator of more intense expression of such moods dropped from 47.2% to 35.6%.
The authors explain such change by the influence of three internal and external political factor groups.

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Author Biographies

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, Yerevan State University

PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Logic Department, Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University and Yerevan State University, General Secretary for Scientific Affairs of Armenian Philo­sophical Academy, Head of the Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences at French University of Armenia, Chairman of the Committee of Civil Society Development of Public Council of the Republic of Armenia

Hasmik Hovhannisyan, Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Univer­sity

Doctor of sciences (in Philosophy), Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy and Logic, Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Univer­sity, Full member of Armenian Philosophical Academy, General Secretary for scientific affairs of International Academy for Philosophy

Astghik Petrosyan, Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

PhD Student of the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

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Published

2016-07-01

How to Cite

Hovhannisyan, H., Hovhannisyan, H., & Petrosyan, A. (2016). Peculiarities of The Perception of The Phenomenon of The Armenian Genocide on Public Opinion. WISDOM, 6(1), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v6i1.66

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