SOC 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Georg Simmel, Kwadukuza, Bank Teller
28 Feb 2016
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Georg simmel: always remaining peripheral or marginal to groups with which interactions are being sought. When talking about immigrant -> integration is brought up. Alfred schutz (1960: one who is not knowledgeable about cultural patter of the group to which admission is sought. Peter berger and hansfried kellner (1970: unacquainted individuals come from different face-to-face contexts and areas of conversation, with different biographies and life experiences. Sara ahmed the stranger and the encounter: different symbolic world views, defines the encounter as: A moment that shifts the boundaries of the familiar. Fear/hate functions to substantiate the threat of invasion and contamination. Reduce that body to dirt, to mater out of place". Social life could not proceed in an orderly fashion if a norm of trust did not underlie our behaviours with others. Example representation of indigenous people in our society. Sometimes people may deliberately attempt to create an atmosphere that affirms trust when surface signs might indicate otherwise.
