Cardiff University Distinguished Lecture Randall Collins: Violence as Emotional Dominance

[@stephena1196]

Thank you, that was really interesting. I imagine how you discribe groups acting may be the same for individuals. Where I work there are occasionally situations which I felt could potentially have become violent, thought actual violence is rare. Threat displays always feel like I'm watching a performance and one I'm expected to conform to, or reciprocate in some way. I don't, I just watch them closely for signs of an attack (not so close they could hit me without taking a step) and speak to them with a mixture of politeness and sarcasm. That's worked for me so far. The only time I've been hit was by a drunk little middle aged woman, she punched me when I got distracted and turned away.

[@doubleAAbatteries689]

6:40 "This is the really tough black part of the city" KEK

[@praaht18]

One should never read aloud from papers!

[@ultraparadoxical7610]

i'm grateful that he did, and that it was recorded and posted

[@philipkretsedemas8854]

maybe so, but Randall Collins is one of the most innovative sociologists producing theory today. personally, I don't care whether he's ready from notes or speaking extemporaneously. before you judge, check out the scholarship he's produced over the past 40 years,

[@alphacharlie6092]

Randall Collins is The Man...!! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼