Why Do Strangers Matter?
Why Do Strangers Matter? Have you ever stopped to think what role the countless people we pass by everyday play in our life, how we view them and what they mean to us? Today we deep dive into the countless people we pass by everyday and try to understand how we see them and how they want to be treated. We examine our judgements and in turn realize how in the end we're not so different from them after all.
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This week's study:
Zeeb, V., & Joffe, H. (2020). Connecting with strangers in the city: A mattering approach. British Journal Of Social Psychology, 60(2), 524-547. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12423
0:00 Introduction
0:51 Strong relationships
1:10 Weak relationships
2:59 Theory of mattering
3:16 3 components of mattering
4:17 The good stranger
9:43 The bad stranger
14:47 Conclusion
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