The Sociology of an Airport

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This paper presents results of a sociological research (using observation, analysis, concepts and methods) conducted at two very different airports (one in Ohio and one in NYC) at different times, in order to come up with a sociological analysis of people in airports. The results include over four hours of observations studying behavior, setting, interactions, rules or social patterns and social categories.

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"If planes are delayed, if a passenger is late, or if baggage is lost, the efficiency at which the airport operates is affected, which changes the atmosphere and therefore the mood of travelers. I reasoned that because an airport is not just a location, but a system that governs all its inhabitants, I might notice that people in an airport are only as social as they need to be. Because of their very personal reasons for being at a very impersonal place, and because the airport thrives on a system, human beings are naturally less social."

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