4. Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective

Lastly, ‘Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective’ (Ch4) collects the views of members from four generations of the same family in order to ascertain their knowledge of nature (meaning, here, plants and animals) and the ways in which this was acquired. Hazel Wright is interested in examining the extent to which residual learning stems from family practices, schooling or from other everyday experiences. She later compares her findings with ‘grand narratives’ around nature, reflecting on how such discourses become embedded within society