Relational work
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Résumé : Ce second cahier de recherche, d’une série de deux (le premier s’intitulant : « La notion de travail relationnel dans cinq champs disciplinaires : notes analytiques de lecture », Farinas, 2018 c), expose des tendances qui... more
The study examines the politeness strategies applied in the responses by the Hong Kong Chief Executive to journalists' questions. It analyses four pieces of spoken data from press conferences conducted following the initial march against... more
Bandelj expands Zelizer’s (2012) discussion of relational work, which she argues is an inherent part of negotiating economic relations. The chapter analytically compares the concept of relational work to that of networks, and reviews... more
Abstract Flattery is a social phenomenon that treads a fine line between acceptable and unacceptable social behavior and brings forward the strategic element of language use. Although flattery has been studied in other areas of the social... more
This article examines the role of gender in the use of digital finance in Kenya, including the well-known case of mobile money but also the emerging use of smartphone apps, payment tills, digital credit services, and digital fund-raising... more
Cultural interpretations of the sex trade are pervasive in Southeast Asia, in particular, the argument that daughters enrol in sex work to repay a debt of life and support their parents. While useful to illuminate the role of culture in... more
In this interview, Viviana Zelizer discusses three dimensions that characterize her distinctive sociological approach to the economy. First, Zelizer explains how she made archival historical analysis her sociological method. Second, she... more
Studies on classroom instruction abound, both from the field of language to many others such as psychology, education and so on. This study is one of the few studies that have taken a comparative approach to the study of politeness among... more
Peer-to-peer businesses such as Airbnb have recently given rise to new travel trends in which electronic word of mouth, in the form of online consumer reviews (OCRs, henceforth), is the main trust mechanism with a threefold purpose: to... more
Researchers have pursued interest in how the mimetic practice types of convention and ritual influence the ways in which people build up and maintain interpersonal relationships. Arguably, mimetic interactional acts that animate... more
The Presidential Media Chat is a microcosm of political interview, where politicians are quizzed for information on their political views, policy statements and developmental agenda. Conversations here are of utmost importance as they... more