Anonymat en localité: Enquête sur les relations de voisinage en milieu rural

SUMMARY It is often postulated that even in an age of generalized mobility, spatial proximity facilitates the creation of a social bond. The enduring prevalence in rural municipalities of dwellers who have now relationship with their neighbours leads us to relativize – after others   – this « spatia...

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Published in:Cahiers internationaux de sociologie 2009-12, Vol.n° 127 (2), p.247-267
Main Authors: Banos, Vincent, Candau, Jacqueline, Baud, Anne-Cécile
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Language:fre
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Summary:SUMMARY It is often postulated that even in an age of generalized mobility, spatial proximity facilitates the creation of a social bond. The enduring prevalence in rural municipalities of dwellers who have now relationship with their neighbours leads us to relativize – after others   – this « spatial » / « social » nexus. In this regard, we acknowledged the importance of the « local », of which we consider two complementary features : the attachment to a living environment and the voluntary membership in a community. The growing interest for the « local » is however challenged by the presence of anonymous individuals, that we interpret less as an expression of a desire to live with one’s own socio-economic groupthan as an assumed choice expression of a desire to live with one’s own socio-economic.
ISSN:0008-0276
DOI:10.3917/cis.127.0247