«Κοινωνικότητα» και «κοινωνία αλληλεγγύης» : η περίπτωση ενός εθελοντικού σωματείου

Abstract

This article examines the case of a voluntary association in Greece from an anthropological angle. Instead of using the “civil society” concept, the article employs the analytical category of sociality and focuses on the cultural constitution of social relations. “Civil society” is approached as part of the phenomenon and not as an analytical tool. Moreover, contemporary forms of sociality are related to other forms of extra-domestic sociality which are based on alternative ideologies of disinterestedness. The article suggests the understanding of the phenomenon as a transformation of historical cultural patterns of sociality and not as an indication of a shift that takes place in contemporary Greek social life.