2024-08-292024-08-292001Ψυχολογία, τόμος 8, τευχ. 1, 1-11 (2001)https://beta-pandemos.panteion.gr/handle/123456789/1480In recent studies, many authors have argued that social representations differ structurally and, that, this difference is fundamental. Although, these studies useseveral methods of comparing structures, no numerical coefficient has been reported regarding this comparison. The theoretical construction of such a coefficient presupposes a definition of a structural distance between elements (of a social representation), so that their distance within the maximal similarity tree can be determined. Having defined the structural distance of the elements, we propose a coefficient differential for social representations based on their divergence. Three empirical studies using the coefficient are reported.11 σ.engΚοινωνικές αναπαραστάσειςΚοινωνιολογία -- ΈρευναSociology -- ResearchSocial representationsάρθρο