SOCI 2150 Study Guide - Dog Park, Cocktail Waitress, Claustrophobia
Document Summary
When two are more co-presents sharing same time and space. Engage in mutual surveillance using the naked senses intentional, verbal acts are necessary. We need to be engaged in ongoing surveillance with ppl around us. You cannot be alone in the public realm. Demonstrate your social competence while traversing through the social/ public realm influence / consequences. 1) situated activity: most basic type of situation. As in any situation: 2+ time, space; co-presents. Waiting; out of rain; hangin"; getting some air. Mingling without mingling, no need for intentional contact (if so, inappropriate (old lady sharing life story), usually without commingling. Unlikely to change form, though not impossible. May be a common purpose: riding the bus. Often inadvertent: blank stare, noticing with the eye. No motivation to engage: civil inattention if changes form. Typically changes to a gathering and needs a trigger. Evolve to an occasion (less likely to evolve. Trigger often a routine: waiting for bus, class.
