Gossiping Going South
The aim of this study is to identify different scripts of gossip among the inhabitants of the municipality of Bolon the island of Brač. The method of participant observation is used in combination with interviews, deep hanging out method and thick description. The results are introduced, embedded an...
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The Historical Society of Southern Primorska Koper
2024-03-01
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| author | Karmen Šterk |
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| description | The aim of this study is to identify different scripts of gossip among the inhabitants of the municipality of Bolon the island of Brač. The method of participant observation is used in combination with interviews, deep hanging out method and thick description. The results are introduced, embedded and reflected in the relevant social theory. Different gossip solidarity groups are distinguished and the reference to the truth of the gossip material is analysed to distinguish between modern and postmodern gossip, the latter being referred to as bullshitting. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c83d490b65bd42ea9ffda3099244c0882025-08-20T04:00:44ZengThe Historical Society of Southern Primorska KoperAnnales, Series Historia et Sociologia1408-53482591-17752024-03-0134111610.19233/ASHS.2024.0117Gossiping Going SouthKarmen Šterk0University of LjubljanaThe aim of this study is to identify different scripts of gossip among the inhabitants of the municipality of Bolon the island of Brač. The method of participant observation is used in combination with interviews, deep hanging out method and thick description. The results are introduced, embedded and reflected in the relevant social theory. Different gossip solidarity groups are distinguished and the reference to the truth of the gossip material is analysed to distinguish between modern and postmodern gossip, the latter being referred to as bullshitting.https://publ.zdjp.si/index.php/ashs/article/view/17gossipbračlocal taxonomiessocial stratificationgeneration ztourism |
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| topic | gossip brač local taxonomies social stratification generation z tourism |
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