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Proximal Paradox
Josepa Cucó I Ginersubject
Sociology and Political Sciencemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050109 social psychologyGender studiesContext (language use)Private sphereAltruismSolidarity0506 political scienceInterpersonal relationshipFriendship050602 political science & public administrationPublic sphere0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGift economySociologySocial psychologymedia_commondescription
In today's societies relationships between near relatives and friends appear to be somewhat paradoxical. Some accounts present them as the social ideal, exalting the solidarity and altruism represented by proximal relationships. By contrast, others point to the social dangers in such relationships when they are conducted in the public sphere. In order to grasp the coexistence of these opposite views, this article attempts to place proximal relationships in the explanatory context of a gift economy, a concept with a long history in anthropology and which has lately been the focus of interest of a significant group of social thinkers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-01 | European Journal of Social Theory |