A Sociology of Awkwardness
On Social Interactions Going Wrong
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 21 April 2025
- ISBN 9781032161556
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages154 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 Illustrations, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white; 3 Tables, black & white 700
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Short description:
A Sociology of Awkwardness shows how awkward feelings are the outcome of social interactions going wrong.
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Long description:
A Sociology of Awkwardness shows how awkward feelings are the outcome of social interactions going wrong.
Combing insights from cultural sociology and the sociologies of interactions and emotions, this book develops the first comprehensive sociology of awkwardness. It provides an understanding of how people define, express, and experience awkwardness, while locating its causes not within individuals but within social interactions. The book also offers a unique perspective by examining how both time and space contribute to the experience of awkwardness. Additionally, it delves into the various ways people deal with awkward interactions.
A Sociology of Awkwardness introduces a novel theory and typology of awkwardness, drawing from rich empirical data of everyday encounters, work, dating, and self-help. This book will appeal to scholars across the social sciences, particularly those interested in culture, social interactions, and emotions. It will also attract readers seeking to understand awkwardness as a cultural phenomenon, though not as a self-help guide.
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Introduction: Sociology?s awkward silence on awkwardness
1. Theorizing awkwardness
2. Culture, meaning, and awkwardness
3. Interactions, scripts, and awkwardness
4. Emotions, feelings, and awkwardness
5. Analyzing awkwardness
6. Awkward interactions
7. Awkward spaces
8. Awkward times
9. Dealing with awkwardness
Conclusion and discussion: That was awkward, folks!
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