<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article questions the political potential of associations of local social services, starting from an analysis of the forms of socialization, following the meaning given to this category by Simmel, Mead, and their posterity in Goffman’s sociology. It is based on an ethnography carried out in three local associations of the Belgian Red Cross. It shows the obstacles to “conviviality” and to the emergence of politics in these associations.</p></abstract>

This article questions the political potential of associations of local social services, starting from an analysis of the forms of socialization, following the meaning given to this category by Simmel, Mead, and their posterity in Goffman’s sociology. It is based on an ethnography carried out in three local associations of the Belgian Red Cross. It shows the obstacles to “conviviality” and to the emergence of politics in these associations.

The Forms of Socialization Within Associations of Local Social Services: The “Conviviality” in Question

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This article questions the political potential of associations of local social services, starting from an analysis of the forms of socialization, following the...

The Forms of Socialization Within Associations of Local Social Services: The “Conviviality” in Question

Published Online: Nov 23, 2021

Page range: 411 - 430

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0022

Keywords
Associations, social services, socialization, moral career, conviviality

© 2021 Joseph Vaessen, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Forms of Socialization Within Associations of Local Social Services: The “Conviviality” in Question

Published Online: Nov 23, 2021

Page range: 411 - 430

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0022

KeywordsAssociations, social services, socialization, moral career, conviviality

© 2021 Joseph Vaessen, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Associations, social services, socialization, moral career, conviviality