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Going out, sociability, and cultural distinctions
Engelsk titel: Going out, sociability, and cultural distinctions Läs online Författare: Törrönen J ; Maunu A Språk: Eng Antal referenser: 38 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 05093248

Tidskrift

Nordisk Alkohol- & Narkotikatidskrift 2005;22(suppl 1)25-43 ISSN 1455-0725 E-ISSN 1458-6126 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

AIM: Pubs are focal stages of sociability. This article investigates the identifi cations and distinctions between us and them, made by young Finns talking about their own behaviour in pubs, and the pubs they like and dislike. DATA & METHOD: The data consists of 117 interviews with 23 to 35-year-old young Finnish adults who work in business or administration. The method applies classifi cation analysis and is infl uenced by the structuralist, semiotic, and rhetoric traditions. RESULTS: The analysis shows that many of the interviewees’ classifi cations involve distancing themselves from those people that go to ‘superfi cial’ pubs. The interviewees distinguish themselves from those frequenting superfi cial places by classifying the interactions there as false and stiff, and contrary to a genuine and relaxed sociability. With these distinctions the interviewees do not aim to distinguish themselves as ‘above’ others. Instead, they defi ne themselves as ordinary people by separating themselves from people who are fake, pretentious, or too faddish. CONCLUSIONS: [This] opposition to superfi ciality and the emphasis on authenticity is reminiscent of Rousseau’s criticism of trivial needs. The interviewees seem to define sociability in pubs in a way that valorises the virtues of ordinariness and modesty.