SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN A GREEK ISLAND VILLAGE

1976 ◽  
Vol 268 (1 Regional Vari) ◽  
pp. 308-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Currier
Author(s):  
Mikael Aktor

The notions of class (varṇa) and caste (jāti) run through the Dharmaśāstra literature on all levels. They regulate marriage, economic transactions, work, punishment, penance, entitlement to rituals, identity markers like the sacred thread, and social interaction in general. Although this social structure was ideal in nature and not equally confirmed in other genres of ancient and medieval literature, it has nevertheless had an immense impact on Indian society. The chapter presents an overview of the system with its three privileged classes, the Brahmins, the Kṣatriyas, and the Vaiśyas, the fourth underprivileged class, the Śūdras, and, at the bottom of the society, the lowest so-called untouchable castes. It also discusses the understanding of human differences that lies at the center of the system and the possible economic and political motivations of the Brahmin authors of the texts.


1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen D. Grimshaw

AbstractWhile studies of written text continue to engage students from a number disciplines, investigations of naturally occurring talk have increased exponentially in the last decade. This paper reports on such an investigation, comprehensive discourse analysis of talk among professional peers (in a doctoral dissertation defense), attending to an instance of problematic communication and to some possible implications and interpretations of such nonsuccesses in social interaction. The method employed is an adaptation Labov and Fanshel. (Communicative nonsuccess, comprehensive discourse analysis, interaction among professional peers, naturally occurring talk, social structure, and language use.)


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Thohir Yuli Kusmanto ◽  
Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth

<p><em>The social phenomenon that became the focus of sociology has diversity in the aspects of social life of society both as a real and practical reality as well as abstract and utopian reality. The reality is static and moves dynamically inherent in social processes in the daily life of social setting. The social process shapes reality as part of the past takes place today and becomes a hope for the future. Among the social phenomena that become part of the fundamental study of sociology are structure and social system. Social structure is a process of social interaction that lasts a long time, regularly and form a pattern. The social system is a functional social interaction of a set of elements in a group or society to defend the boundaries or unity of its parts. Both in this context are interesting to explain the process of its formation, relationships, functions, traits and changes in discourse and praxis. Applying literature study this article will explore the processes of formation, relationships, functions, traits, and changes of social structure and social system in discourse and praxis. The effort is important to strengthen the sociology repertoire on the macro and abstract level.</em></p>


1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Don H. Zimmerman ◽  
Anwar S. Dil

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARKUS H. SCHAFER

ABSTRACTThis study examines social ties within a community of retirement residents to examine how health influences patterns of social interaction. Drawing from a social fields perspective, I anticipated that health would emerge as a key form of status. I hypothesised that this would manifest in the healthiest residents receiving a disproportionate share of social tie nominations, and that the network would be characterised by distinct patterns of health-based sorting. Exponential random graph models were used to disentangle individual, dyadic and higher-order influences on reports of interaction. Findings support the main hypotheses, pointing to the importance of health as a basis of micro-level social structure in contexts where it is a scarce and valued resource. I urge further research to trace out these implications in other unique settings.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Foster

"Since its conception, cultural theorists have charted the rise of virtual culture and the differences between computer-mediated communication (CMC) and face-to-face (F2F) interaction. Cybercommunication throws into discord traditional notions of space, place, locality, local culture and social interaction. Internet study reveals new webs of meaning as network technologies affect our behaviour and our way of thinking. It is now widely believed among theorists that new communication technologies can alter social interactions and social structure"From introduction.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Foster

"Since its conception, cultural theorists have charted the rise of virtual culture and the differences between computer-mediated communication (CMC) and face-to-face (F2F) interaction. Cybercommunication throws into discord traditional notions of space, place, locality, local culture and social interaction. Internet study reveals new webs of meaning as network technologies affect our behaviour and our way of thinking. It is now widely believed among theorists that new communication technologies can alter social interactions and social structure"From introduction.


Agrotek ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mecky Sagrim

Social structure is a construction of social relations which explains relation within a social institution. This concept is important to understand community effort in establishing the interrelation between aspects of traditional and modern. The aim of this research was to explore the social structure of Imekko community including their social structure and kinship, social interaction, leadership structure, and decision pattern of leadership. The results show that the important factors in the society such as cita-textile (kain-cita), block-textile (kain-blok), cleaver, spear, axe, and the ownership of orchad/ forest sagoo and other resources are not used in the grouping of the society hierarchically. Kinship system adopted is assessed based on the pattern of inheritance (patrilineal). Marriage system adopted is exogamy which is not allowed marriage between couple who is having consanguinity or coming from the same clan. Indigenous custom adopted is virilokal which requires the newly married couples to be settled in the husband's extended family environment. Social interaction in society is associative that seen in the bond of marriage, religious tolerance, verbal communication, custom meeting, and the goods exchange. Dissociative process is rarely occurs, even so it is only at the level of disagreement. There are two systems of leadership that is formal and non-formal. The authority usually depends on the status or social position of the leader and the decision making system is based on consensus.


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