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The Forms of Socialization Within Associations of Local Social Services: The “Conviviality” in Question Cover

The Forms of Socialization Within Associations of Local Social Services: The “Conviviality” in Question

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Open Access
|Nov 2021

Abstract

This article questions the political potential of associations of local social services, starting from an analysis of the forms of socialization, following the meaning given to this category by Simmel, Mead, and their posterity in Goffman’s sociology. It is based on an ethnography carried out in three local associations of the Belgian Red Cross. It shows the obstacles to “conviviality” and to the emergence of politics in these associations.

Language: English
Page range: 411 - 430
Published online: Nov 23, 2021
Published in print: Nov 1, 2021
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2021 Joseph Vaessen, published by Sciendo
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