Distanciation and Disembedding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7079289 |
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| Authors | Christoph Henning (0000-0003-1860-0875, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd076 |
| OpenAlex | W2600777480 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Modern society is based on a functional differentiation of different social systems. Therefore, face‐to‐face interactions lose their significance in everyday life, as modern media such as money or, more recently, the Internet step in between. The consequence for individuals is the process of distanciation. It has both a spatial and an emotional side: People who feel a sense of belonging can live far away from each other, while people sharing the same neighborhood may not even talk to one another. Social interdependence is ever more mediated, and behavioral patterns often adapt toward a mutual ignorance. The consequence for societal subsystems is that they become increasingly disembedded: They follow their own logic only, without reflecting on social concerns or on society as a whole
Aesthetics · Art · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Everyday life · Face (sociological concept · Ignorance · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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