Erasmus Students at the University of Duesto : Interaction and group formation
(2005)Sociology
- Abstract
- This is a qualitative study done at the University of Duesto in Spain; the focus is on the Erasmus students in the spring of 2004. The purpose of the study had arisen from a personal interest and experience and was to find out if the Erasmus students' distinguish themselves from Spanish students at the University of Duesto. Why do they distinguish themselves and do they want to?
The study is based on the theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu. Goffman's concepts of alienation from interaction and Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and field have played a major role in the theoretical part. The empirical material is based on four semi-structured interviews and the author's own experience and observations at the University and at an... (More) - This is a qualitative study done at the University of Duesto in Spain; the focus is on the Erasmus students in the spring of 2004. The purpose of the study had arisen from a personal interest and experience and was to find out if the Erasmus students' distinguish themselves from Spanish students at the University of Duesto. Why do they distinguish themselves and do they want to?
The study is based on the theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu. Goffman's concepts of alienation from interaction and Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and field have played a major role in the theoretical part. The empirical material is based on four semi-structured interviews and the author's own experience and observations at the University and at an Irish bar.
The focus is on how the Erasmus students view their groups, group formations and how they interact within the groups and with the Spanish students. The conclusion is that most of the Erasmus students went out together in big groups, mostly national groups. They went to different bars and did not mix socially with Spanish students at the University. Seems to be a dialectic relationship between the two groups where they both constrained the rules. Some of the Erasmus students wanted to break loose and some did not, but it was clear that breaking loose included a big effort. (Less)
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- author
- Sofiadotter Lepic, Reia
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2005
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- utbytesstudenter, gruppidentitet, interaktion, alienation, Sociology, Sociologi
- language
- English
- id
- 1333085
- date added to LUP
- 2005-04-05 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2011-05-12 15:48:37
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abstract = {{This is a qualitative study done at the University of Duesto in Spain; the focus is on the Erasmus students in the spring of 2004. The purpose of the study had arisen from a personal interest and experience and was to find out if the Erasmus students' distinguish themselves from Spanish students at the University of Duesto. Why do they distinguish themselves and do they want to?
The study is based on the theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu. Goffman's concepts of alienation from interaction and Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and field have played a major role in the theoretical part. The empirical material is based on four semi-structured interviews and the author's own experience and observations at the University and at an Irish bar.
The focus is on how the Erasmus students view their groups, group formations and how they interact within the groups and with the Spanish students. The conclusion is that most of the Erasmus students went out together in big groups, mostly national groups. They went to different bars and did not mix socially with Spanish students at the University. Seems to be a dialectic relationship between the two groups where they both constrained the rules. Some of the Erasmus students wanted to break loose and some did not, but it was clear that breaking loose included a big effort.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Erasmus Students at the University of Duesto : Interaction and group formation}},
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