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The beautiful in the commonplace
During fieldwork in a rehabilitation institution for drug abusers, I 1 became aware that certain, apparently commonplace, informal interaction situations between residents and staff appeared to constitute emotionally moving and identity-constructing situations which apparently had a great impact on the residents. These situations seem, on the surface, to be trivial, minor, superficial and very common. Still, and perhaps because of their 'smallness , they show qualities that suggest authentic interaction, immediate and unfeigned, by participants. This article draws upon an analysis of what I have called 'love-bearing interaction situations (Skatvedt, 2001) and connects this with theoretical insights drawn from the work of Erving Goffman and Johan Asplund, and from Howard Becker s labelling theory.2 Of particular interest is a notion touched upon by Goffman, namely, the expression of love in commonplace interaction.
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Seite(n): 83-100
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Englisch
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Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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European Journal of Cultural Studies, 11(1)
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commonplace interaction; emotions; Goffman; identity; labelling; relations; social encounters;
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Skatvedt, Astrid
Schou, Kirsten Costain
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Veröffentlichung
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2008
- DOI
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227416
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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- Skatvedt, Astrid
- Schou, Kirsten Costain
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- 2008
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