Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
what's the difference between interaction and contact here?
English answer:
interaction implies a greater and closer degree of involvement and mutual response
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Charles Davis
Jan 9, 2012 09:39
12 yrs ago
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English term
what's the difference between interaction and contact here?
English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Hello everyne,
EXPERIENCING CULTURE
Can you:
· See it?
· Hear it?
· Smell it?
· Touch it?
· Feel it?
See:
· **What type of interaction** is there with juveniles?
· **What sort of contact** – is there friendly conversation and humour?
· What are the juveniles doing?
· Is there litter, dirty washing or bedding?
· Do staff and juveniles share things?
Does both (interaction and contact) mean the same in those lines?
Thank you.
EXPERIENCING CULTURE
Can you:
· See it?
· Hear it?
· Smell it?
· Touch it?
· Feel it?
See:
· **What type of interaction** is there with juveniles?
· **What sort of contact** – is there friendly conversation and humour?
· What are the juveniles doing?
· Is there litter, dirty washing or bedding?
· Do staff and juveniles share things?
Does both (interaction and contact) mean the same in those lines?
Thank you.
Change log
Jan 11, 2012 10:36: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Responses
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interaction implies a greater and closer degree of involvement and mutual response
"Contact" may be quite superficial, and may not imply that the two sides have any significant effect on each other, but "interaction" implies that each side affects, responds to and influences the other.
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Note added at 54 mins (2012-01-09 10:34:21 GMT)
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To put it another way, "contact" implies talking to each other, perhaps just on a practical level, whereas "interaction" implies that some sort of relationship is established, and perhaps that the two sides are both engaged in a common activity.
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Note added at 54 mins (2012-01-09 10:34:21 GMT)
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To put it another way, "contact" implies talking to each other, perhaps just on a practical level, whereas "interaction" implies that some sort of relationship is established, and perhaps that the two sides are both engaged in a common activity.
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