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opredelitev in meje sredozemlja v sloveniji
areas from the non-Mediterranean ones. In line with the previous research,
the authors designed a survey and then obtained a sample of 351 complet-
ed questionnaires using the quota sampling technique, which succeeded to
reflect the numerical, spatial and sexual characteristics of the population
in the area. The study examined the perception of the Mediterranean con-
cerning identity, the elements of the natural environment, and the nutri-
tional and behavioural patterns that are expected to be characteristic of the
Mediterranean. Special attention was paid to the spatial perception of the
Mediterranean, where respondents were asked to draw its boundaries on a
pre-prepared map. The authors found interesting links between respond-
ents' self-identification and individual spatial patterns of the borders of
Mediterranean subregions in Slovenia. Respondents, who identified them-
selves mostly with national or Littoral identity, tended to follow the actual
boundaries of the Mediterranean subregions when drawing borders, while
those with a predominantly Istrian identity often drew borders much fur-
ther south, in the north-eastern part of the Slovene Istria. When relating
to the general concept of the Mediterranean, the respondents highlight-
ed the importance of the sea and the climate (natural environment), olive
oil and fish (nutritional patterns), as well as of socializing in public spac-
es and the role of the family together with the matriarchal society (behav-
ioural patterns).
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areas from the non-Mediterranean ones. In line with the previous research,
the authors designed a survey and then obtained a sample of 351 complet-
ed questionnaires using the quota sampling technique, which succeeded to
reflect the numerical, spatial and sexual characteristics of the population
in the area. The study examined the perception of the Mediterranean con-
cerning identity, the elements of the natural environment, and the nutri-
tional and behavioural patterns that are expected to be characteristic of the
Mediterranean. Special attention was paid to the spatial perception of the
Mediterranean, where respondents were asked to draw its boundaries on a
pre-prepared map. The authors found interesting links between respond-
ents' self-identification and individual spatial patterns of the borders of
Mediterranean subregions in Slovenia. Respondents, who identified them-
selves mostly with national or Littoral identity, tended to follow the actual
boundaries of the Mediterranean subregions when drawing borders, while
those with a predominantly Istrian identity often drew borders much fur-
ther south, in the north-eastern part of the Slovene Istria. When relating
to the general concept of the Mediterranean, the respondents highlight-
ed the importance of the sea and the climate (natural environment), olive
oil and fish (nutritional patterns), as well as of socializing in public spac-
es and the role of the family together with the matriarchal society (behav-
ioural patterns).
377
