1. The Synthetic Situation: Interactionism for a Global World.
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Cetina, Karin Knorr
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SOCIAL interaction , *SYMBOLIC interactionism , *SOCIAL systems , *SITUATION (Philosophy) , *INTERNATIONAL markets - Abstract
The article presents a study that explores the interactional order assumptions in global activity. It highlights the concept of interaction order that deals with global situation by Erving Goffman that was presented in the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction in Boston, Massachusetts in August 1, 2008. It proposes two concept of interaction order which include the synthetic situation and the time transaction. It explores global currency market and identify three major features if synthetic situation which include informational, ontologically fluid, and project a party to the interaction. The author describes the response system of synthetic situations particularly the concept of response presence and its implication and importance if embodiment.
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- 2009
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