What is it about?
Research on hospitality in host-guest settings has traditionally explored it as a unidirectional act, with hosts providing services to guests. However, there are instances where hospitality evolves into a collaborative effort, involving everyone in the group rather than being solely the host's responsibility. This study explores this phenomenon, which I call "cooperative conjoint hospitality."
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Why is it important?
The concept of cooperative hospitality has largely been overlooked in previous research, with scant attention given to interactions where hospitality is a shared effort. To fill this gap, this study delves into how female friends in Saudi Arabia come together to practice conjoint hospitality in their gatherings, revealing the dynamics of their cooperative interactions.
Perspectives
In some contexts, alternative norms can outweigh cultural stereotypes, resulting in behaviors that dominate the interaction. My study's methodological and analytical framework can be applied to other contexts, helping to avoid generalizations about a culture and acknowledging practices that may not align with preconceived ideologies about certain behaviors. This inspires researchers to explore such behaviors.
Dr Inas Almusallam
King Saud University
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This page is a summary of: “Not everything is on the hostess”, Pragmatics and Society, June 2024, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/ps.22059.alm.
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