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Diverse world-views in an English village

By Nigel Rapport

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0748604170, 9780748604173
Open Library ID
OL1140201M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3340676 bytes)
Pages
226\226
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This is an account of the diversity of individual perception and the ambiguity of social interaction in an English village - Wanet. It examines the development and maintenance of social relations between three individuals: Doris, a farmer; Sid, a builder; and Nigel, the anthropologist and newcomer. Focusing on the multiplicity of world views which individuals use to make social life meaningful to themselves, it shows how these three communicate their meanings to others in daily conversation. It argues that social life is farcical, chaotic, multiple and contradictory and should not be represented by neat mechanical models or singular, authoritative, overarching systems.

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