The Sociology of the Stranger : Dramaturgical, Phenomenological, and Ethnomethodological Perspectives / Kwang-ki Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Kwang-ki, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strangers--Social aspects.

Strangers.

Phenomenology.

Ethnomethodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

The Sociology of the Stranger examines estrangement as a pervasive human experience, arguing that the figure of the stranger has been insufficiently theorized as a central social type. By drawing on phenomenology, ethnomethodology, dramaturgical analysis, Kwang-ki Kim reinterprets the stranger as a key to understanding contemporary dynamics such as globalization, dislocation, and social adaptation. Rather than being marginal, the stranger is shown to be constitutive of both social life and sociological inquiry, offering a model for authenticity, reconciliation, and homecoming. Highlighting how sociologists themselves often occupy the stranger's position, this book is essential reading across the humanities and social sciences, revealing how the figure of the stranger illuminates dynamics of dislocation, adaptation, and the search for home in an age of transformation.

Contents:

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: Sociological Theory of the Stranger Chapter 1: The Stranger and the Dramaturgical Metaphor Chapter 2: Natural Attitude Chapter 3: Phenomenology of the Stranger Part II: The Stranger and Human Agency Chapter 4: The Unity of Transcendence and Immanence Chapter 5: The Unity of Intimacy and Aloofness Chapter 6: The Unity of Anxiety and Relief Part III: The Stranger and Modernity Chapter 7: Normality and Abnormality Chapter 8: The Stranger and Modern Man Chapter 9: Tolerance and Hospitality Part IV: Applied Theory Chapter 10: Dogville: The Film Chapter 11: Kirogi Papa (Wild Goose Dad) Chapter 12: Jonjaegam (Matter) Chapter 13: COVID-19 and The Stranger Part V: Home Chapter 14: Melancholy, Nostalgia, and Home Chapter 15: Authenticity Hunters: Sociologist, Phenomenologist, and the Stranger Bibliography Index About the Author

ISBN:

979-82-16-37991-1

979-82-16-37992-8

OCLC:

1551925979