Anders Vassenden

The “situation” in the sociology of justifications and engagements: An interactionist rejoinder Abstract. This article focuses on a key concept in the sociologies of justification and engagement: “the situation.” We argue that despite the centrality of “the disposition of the situation” in such ...

Paper out, on why social situations matter. With Iddo Tavory:

The “situation” in the sociology of justifications and engagements: An interactionist rejoinder url: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...

Elites and ordinariness in cross-status encounters: Adding Goffman's ritual interaction order to sociological interpretations - Anders Vassenden, 2025 Elites and higher-class people often downplay – even conceal – their status when interacting with people of lower class/status than themselves. This finding has...

This one on elites and cross-class interaction now in a regular issue in @actasociologica.bsky.social. (Obviously, I think it's pretty good.) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

OUT NOW: The Sociological Review journal’s first issue of 2025 looks at issues including race and migration, Brexit Britain, street harassment in France, Chinese cuisine in Australia during COVID-19, modes of translation, and Goffman’s ritual interaction order.

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New here. Starting with most recent pub. On elites who portray ordariness in cross-status interaction. More widespread transnationally than we tend to assume + endless value in Goffman's work.
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“The sociology of stigma should caution against throwing the ‘interactionist baby’ out with the bath water.”

Researchers Anders Vassenden, Ayan Handulle and Julia Orupabo look at racial stigma in face-to-face interactions.

Out now, #OnlineFirst in the journal. buff.ly/3KM6rUj