ABSTRACT
Structural stories are a concept which has emerged from empirical and theoretical work on transport and mobility. The research examines if there were variations in the use of the structural stories, when everyday life also centred on other forms of mobility. It has been clear since the early stages that the types of structural stories users of the public transport system employed were not significantly different from those of car users. Berger and Luckman deliver the concept of reification which, in many ways, entails some of the same aspects as the structural stories. Berger and Luckmann's concept of institutions encompasses Giddens' concepts of both structure and system. A discourse analytical approach to the structural stories could create an interesting analysis and essential knowledge. Communities, which are essential for ontological security, are one of the places where people get confirmation and back-up for the structural stories, which themselves are a part of forming new types of meaningful communities.
