Aafke Elisabeth Komter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4178555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aafke Elisabeth Komter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aafke Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Komter |
| SIGNATURE | KOMTER A E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
M auss, M arcel
The theoretical significance of the insights provided by Marcel Mauss (1872–1950) can hardly be overstated. Originally trained as a philosopher, Marcel Mauss's main contributions lie in the disciplines of social anthropology and sociology. He mostly wrote essays and critiques rather than books, often in collaboration with others. His most famous legacy is his essay on The Gift , an ethnographic treatise on the social and cultural significance of …
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity: How to Strike the Balance? Rawls’s ’idealized’ notion of reciprocity is compared with the ’real-life’ concept of reciprocity as it has been developed in social scientific theory. The two perspectives appear to differ significantly as concerns dimensions related to equality, human motivation, the temporal aspects of reciprocity, and the supposed mental origin of reciprocity. Whereas norms of obligation and f…
The disguised rationality of solidarity
The concept of solidarity as we use it nowadays generates a series of rather diverging associations: the clenched fist of international workers’ solidarity; solidarity as group integration based on shared values and beliefs; a sense of attachment between individuals who are related to one another by ascriptive properties such as age, sex, kinship, ethnicity, or linguistic or territorial affinities (cf. Lockwood, 1992); forms of mutual support amo…
Reciprocity as a Principle of Exclusion
In this paper the sociological significance of informal giving in the Netherlands is addressed. Does informal giving in any way compensate for the failing efficacy of official politics to counteract social inequality? Empirical results are presented from a study about informal giving in the Netherlands. Material as well as immaterial gifts were distinguished: presents, money gifts, food, shelter, care or help, and blood and organs. The data showe…
Reciprocity as a Principle of Exclusion
In this paper the sociological significance of informal giving in the Netherlands is addressed. Does informal giving in any way compensate for the failing efficacy of official politics to counteract social inequality? Empirical results are presented from a study about informal giving in the Netherlands. Material as well as immaterial gifts were distinguished: presents, money gifts, food, shelter, care or help, and blood and organs. The data showe…
The disguised rationality of solidarity
The concept of solidarity as we use it nowadays generates a series of rather diverging associations: the clenched fist of international workers’ solidarity; solidarity as group integration based on shared values and beliefs; a sense of attachment between individuals who are related to one another by ascriptive properties such as age, sex, kinship, ethnicity, or linguistic or territorial affinities (cf. Lockwood, 1992); forms of mutual support amo…
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity: How to Strike the Balance? Rawls’s ’idealized’ notion of reciprocity is compared with the ’real-life’ concept of reciprocity as it has been developed in social scientific theory. The two perspectives appear to differ significantly as concerns dimensions related to equality, human motivation, the temporal aspects of reciprocity, and the supposed mental origin of reciprocity. Whereas norms of obligation and f…
Reciprocity as a Principle of Exclusion
In this paper the sociological significance of informal giving in the Netherlands is addressed. Does informal giving in any way compensate for the failing efficacy of official politics to counteract social inequality? Empirical results are presented from a study about informal giving in the Netherlands. Material as well as immaterial gifts were distinguished: presents, money gifts, food, shelter, care or help, and blood and organs. The data showe…
The disguised rationality of solidarity
The concept of solidarity as we use it nowadays generates a series of rather diverging associations: the clenched fist of international workers’ solidarity; solidarity as group integration based on shared values and beliefs; a sense of attachment between individuals who are related to one another by ascriptive properties such as age, sex, kinship, ethnicity, or linguistic or territorial affinities (cf. Lockwood, 1992); forms of mutual support amo…
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity: How to Strike the Balance? Rawls’s ’idealized’ notion of reciprocity is compared with the ’real-life’ concept of reciprocity as it has been developed in social scientific theory. The two perspectives appear to differ significantly as concerns dimensions related to equality, human motivation, the temporal aspects of reciprocity, and the supposed mental origin of reciprocity. Whereas norms of obligation and f…
M auss, M arcel
The theoretical significance of the insights provided by Marcel Mauss (1872–1950) can hardly be overstated. Originally trained as a philosopher, Marcel Mauss's main contributions lie in the disciplines of social anthropology and sociology. He mostly wrote essays and critiques rather than books, often in collaboration with others. His most famous legacy is his essay on The Gift , an ethnographic treatise on the social and cultural significance of …
Sociology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology) (2 works) · Solidarity (2 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Digital Platforms and Economics (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Emile Durkheim and Sociology (1 work)