The Stranger and Social Theory

Marotta, Vince

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“…The ideas presented in this article do not pretend to exhaust the complexity of this issue nor to fully reflect the processes of discrimination connected to the pandemic. On the contrary, it suggests that, given the present context, this could be a fruitful starting point for further inquiry into the constitution and treatment of the social and cultural Other (see also Marotta 2000 ). The phenomenon of discrimination reinforced by the pandemic could be explored using conceptual tools prescribed by a phenomenological approach to the study of social distance.…”

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A Phenomenological Approach to the Study of Social Distance

López

2021

Hum Stud

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From its very beginning, sociological thought has been concerned with a topic central to our daily lives: social distance. Since inception, the concept of social distance has referred to the relationships of familiarity and strangeness between social groups, which is experienced in the social world in terms of “We” and “They”. This article covers the main tenets of a Schutzian phenomenological approach to the study of social distance and group relationships. Specific focus is placed on the different attitudes and valuations of the in-group towards the out-group considered as a stranger, the invisible excess of meaning that emerges in these types of social relationships and the conceptual construction of the Other that explains the phenomenon of discrimination.

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A Phenomenological Approach to the Study of Social Distance

López

2021

Hum Stud

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“…Within the consumer society the poor are considered a disturbing element in the social construction, a blot or defect and thus inadequate. They are but flawed consumers and prospectless as they are not able to unite themselves as the labourers did in the 20th century (Marotta, 2000). They are also permanently unemployed because they cannot organize themselves, as did the workers in the 20th century.…”

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Counterbalancing the integration policy for migrants through social work

Roo¹,

Braeye

Moor

2014

International Social Work

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Migration problems are mainly reduced unilaterally to problems that migrants cause in the guest society regarding housing, employment, education and health care. At the same time migration research often focuses on the same reduction: the living conditions of migrants in our society and ghettoization, unemployment, the concentration of migrant children in so called 'sink' schools, unsuccessful integration and the sense of insecurity within the native community due to the presence of foreigners. Social workers proceed according to this evidence-based practice. Social workers are committed to the realization of a social policy that needs to accomplish an effective integration of migrants. In this article we question the evidence of the integration policy that is pursued. The reasons for this are multiple, but not least because the integration practices are often very counterproductive. I argue that migrant problems are not confined to the borders of our own community. A social policy of integration, addressed to migrants and other newcomers, which only depends on the conditions of our own society, must fail. Social work has increasingly been drawn into a role of punishment in its work with newcomers. This article looks to enlarge evidence-based practice to a reflexive collaboration with professionals in order to counterbalance the current rejection and submission of 'unsuccessful' migrants and newcomers.

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“…This is to enquire into paradoxes inherent in multicultural policies (Ålund, 1995; Diken, 1998) and to capture images of strangers and outsiders in contemporary societies (Marotta, 2010; Rundell, 2004). Moreover, according to Marotta (2000, 2010), Simmel’s category of ‘the stranger’ has experienced a renaissance in contemporary social theory. Inspired by such contemporary applications and Simmel’s original work, this article explores how the essays ‘How is society possible?’ (Simmel, 1910) and ‘The stranger’ (Simmel, 1950[1908]) can contribute to society-centred analyses of diversity.…”

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Ambivalent Multiculturalism

Bygnes

2012

Sociology

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Multiculturalism is a fiercely debated subject. This article argues that ambivalence is a central feature of people's perspectives on societal diversity. Data are interviews with leaders from three Norwegian social movement organisations. Qualitative analysis reveals that despite leaders' very different organisational and political vantage points, they share a common ambivalence towards multiculturalism. This perspective on political and organisational leaders' views on diversity provides an important supplement to analyses aimed at classifying specific political preferences on multiculturalism. Considering ambivalent multiculturalism is therefore key to understanding those elements of public debate that are not 'either/or'. In addition to showing the wider relevance of ambivalence, the concluding discussion speculates on the link between ambivalent and extreme expressions in the Norwegian case.

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The Stranger and Social Theory

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

A Phenomenological Approach to the Study of Social Distance

A Phenomenological Approach to the Study of Social Distance

Counterbalancing the integration policy for migrants through social work

Ambivalent Multiculturalism

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