activité de déplacement (in this particular context)
English translation: displacement task(s); journeys
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French term or phrase:
activité de déplacement (in this particular context)
French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / social psychology
French term or phrase:activité de déplacement (in this particular context)
Pour l’usager de la route qui se déplace, la sécurité ne constitue ni un but, ni même un moyen : elle n’est qu’une condition subjectivement évaluée et acceptée comme telle. En revanche, c’est la représentation qu’a le piéton du système routier qui constitue le modèle mental (Bainbridge, 1980) sur lequel il va se baser pour réguler son """ACTIVITÉ DE DÉPLACEMENT"""
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The problem here is that "displacement activity" and "activity of displacement" are two entirely separate concepts, not related (as far as I know!) to the simple activity of getting around/getting from A to B.
This is a thesis on the attitudes and perceptions of road users (both pedestrians and drivers) to road safety in urban areas.
I'm quite happy to translate around it, but would prefer to use an "official" term if one exists.
If anyone can tell me whether or not this is the case, I'd be very grateful - many thanks!
Explanation: "This model can easily be applied to the pedestrian who deals with a displacement task including road crossing at a crossroads..."
OR simply Displacements:
"Studying walking behaviors in urban settings was the aim of several studies in various disciplines: in Psychology (e.g., Michon & Denis, 2001; Tom & Denis, 2004), in Accidentology (e.g., Carré & Julien, 2000), in Transportation Planning (e.g., Fruin, 1971) as well as in Flow Simulation (e.g.,Yang, Deng, Wang, Li & Wang, 2006). Through these different disciplines, one can observe that these displacements are not always made easy, and neither is their comprehension. In fact, numerous elements of the urban architecture come into play to hinder the progress of pedestrians..."
Many thanks sueaberwoman! This seems to be the closest to the concept I'm looking for! (Why didn't I think of "tasks"!). And I see from your link that just plain "displacements" can be used for the general concept of getting from A to B... 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Many thanks to everybody, including all the helpful messages posted above - which it appears will get wiped out at some stage - pity, as they have really helped towards making sense of the whole thing.
W/a - not sure for your 'non Pro' vote when this has a context and the asker is right to check it out - unless you're up to speed with psychology. It might seem obvious (travel), but it's true that there could be a set phrase.
Apart, from CM's travel comment (my understanding too), 'displacement' in English is something different so I would have presumed that it wouldn't be used in the English at all in this context
Sorry, Carol, I was a bit obtuse. I think the translation is based on the word "Exchange" from "Exchange theory" and possibly "Exchange Activity" And he didn't know that there would be a fr>eng translation one day with pot confusion with "displacement Ac
thanks cmw! Yes, that is all it means - although I wouldn't use that specifically for the pedestrians - who are included in the category of "road users". It's simply getting from A to B. But since it's used so much in this Soc-Psy thesis, I wondered if there isn't a more official translation. If not, I can simply say "moving around" or some such...
I should add that the author uses this term frequently throughout the test - not surprisingly, considering the theme. But this increases the need for a correct Soc-Psy term if such a thing exists.
Hi fourth: by "problem", do you mean that perhaps he coined, eg, "displacement activity", but that this term subsequently got hijacked by other social psychologists for their own purposes?
Carol, is it all possible that this M Bainbridge, who is apparently known for his "Exchange theory" had no idea that there would be this sort of problem when he coined it?
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displacement activity
Explanation: Even though déplacement does not translate as displacement, it seems it is used in psychology. A few examples found:
PDF] A Pedestrian Lament for CompassionateFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
pedestrians when road connections are disconnected, or when existing. roads become increasingly dangerous to cross. 3) Displacement due to construction or ... www.kzntransport.gov.za/reading_room/research/general/Pedes... - Similar pages
Niconoclast: Dunblame9 Mar 2006 ... This sort of displacement or projection psychology has been ... I've seen similar displacement activities for as long as I can remember. ... www.niconoclast.blogspot.com/2006/03/dunblame.html - 79k - Cached - Similar pages
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Thanks Carol, I understand it now, my problem is not having read everything thoroughly...therefore, how about "pedestrian/driver traffic" or "circulation activities" or "transiting" or just simply "moving about"?
Katarina Peters Canada Local time: 17:44 Works in field Native speaker of: Hungarian, English
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Asker: thanks Katarina! The problem here is that "displacement activities" is a well-used concept in social psychology, but that it has a different meaning (as in your 2nd link), i.e transferring a focus from one thing to another, which has nothing to do with the simple act of moving about, which is intended here
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Have you tried google Bainbridge Exchange?
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Stark and Bainbridge 1980 ? Jetpress .org?
Don't you like it Carol? Do you have a natural aversion to Religion, then?Like?
OK Beryl it is then. But I have to say, she's not my cup of tea.
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Thick? It'll never catch on.
You stay with your Scylla of the brakelessNo 49 Bus and Charybdis of Granny stopping in the middle of the pedestrian crossing to pick the flowers
I'm going back to my Beano
fourth France Local time: 23:44 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks fourth! I'm still trying to see whether Bainbridge's Exchange Theory could have a connection. So far, his theory, which is about Religion, hasn't come up with the goods, but I'll delve a little deeper...
Asker: Hi: yes I did, as soon as you posted your note, above. I don't know how many Bainbridges there are/were, but my research keeps leading back to this: "Exchange Theory of Religious Claims. by William Sims Bainbridge ".
Asker: Sorry to be so thick! I've just realised that Bainbridge's "mental model" has nothing to do with physical movement, but with cognitive processes, ie, the pedestrian is going to use B's "mental model" on which to base his own representations of the traffic system
Explanation: I agree with CMWilliams that in this context 'déplacement' has nothing to do with 'displacement' in a psychological sense - it simply refers to the way that pedestrians choose to get around. 'Déplacement' is an everyday term for a trip from A to B.
The point which the author seems to be making is that the way in which pedestrians go about crossing roads (or maybe walking along them, if we think of country lanes) is based upon a perception of road safety / potential dangers which differs from that of car drivers and other road users.
Andy Bliss Local time: 23:44 Native speaker of: English
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Asker: Thanks Andy for this thoughtful answer. This is in fact what the article is about (pedestrians' representations of various aspects of road safety), déplacement here being a physical one as opposed to a psychological one. I'm still looking for a term that covers movements in town of pedestrians, cyclists, lorry drivers, etc. I was hoping that one word or term would cover it, but have to avoid "displacement activity", which already has other, psychological, uses
Explanation: I don't see how you can keep a noun in this case. Even walking activity or moving activity seems wrong.
xxxgiltal Local time: 18:44 Specializes in field Native speaker of: French
Notes to answerer
Asker: many thanks for this giltal! I got excited about this possibility as it seems to fit, but closer research shows this to be more specifically about the action/motion of walking, ie, putting one foot in front of the other. But I'll rearch further to see whether this term can also be used in a more general sense...
Explanation: "This model can easily be applied to the pedestrian who deals with a displacement task including road crossing at a crossroads..."
OR simply Displacements:
"Studying walking behaviors in urban settings was the aim of several studies in various disciplines: in Psychology (e.g., Michon & Denis, 2001; Tom & Denis, 2004), in Accidentology (e.g., Carré & Julien, 2000), in Transportation Planning (e.g., Fruin, 1971) as well as in Flow Simulation (e.g.,Yang, Deng, Wang, Li & Wang, 2006). Through these different disciplines, one can observe that these displacements are not always made easy, and neither is their comprehension. In fact, numerous elements of the urban architecture come into play to hinder the progress of pedestrians..."
sueaberwoman Local time: 23:44 Works in field Native speaker of: English, French PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks sueaberwoman! This seems to be the closest to the concept I'm looking for! (Why didn't I think of "tasks"!). And I see from your link that just plain "displacements" can be used for the general concept of getting from A to B...
Explanation: i think you need a term that is spacial as well as reflects on certain psychological state of mind.
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maybe i should have said transient activities, sorry! in usa, transient refers to boho or gypsy lifestyle, so maybe they are saying that we can feel like one at least during our travel from our home to our friends home.
xxxSpeakering Works in field Native speaker of: Macedonian, Serbo-Croat
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Asker: many thanks speakering! Transitory really means ephemeral, but this did lead to "transit activities", which seemed to have great possibilities. However, it turns out that transit is a term used for public transport, so can't apply in this particular case.
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