The lift and the park. On the importance of multidisciplinarity for etiological purpose

Abstract

The article aims to address the theme of multidisciplinarity in the explanation of human action by considering various possible paths in the analysis of a specific behavior: the use of the lift. The possible independent variables refer to fields ranging from medicine to architecture, from psychology to psychoanalysis, from anthropology to economics, and from sociology to accidental situations. In particular, the article intends to underline the relevance of objective conditions and subjective perceptions of the same in determining behaviors. A sort of self-analysis regarding the use of an urban park is also proposed as an exercise for reflection and preliminary testing on the multidisciplinary model. The possibility of comparing different analytical approaches in the study of comportments, being able to outline convergences in results, constitutes an essential frontier for the social sciences.