Giovanni Rossi
@gio-rossi.bsky.social
Social Interaction, Action and Understanding, Body Behavior, Conversation Analysis, Mixed Methods, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Systems Thinking. Associate Professor at UCLA Sociology.
*Print publication date is July 24 in the US 🇺🇸 and October 9 elsewhere 🌍 (due to overseas stock and distribution), but the e-book 💻 is already available everywhere!
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
*Print publication date is July 24 in the US 🇺🇸 and October 9 elsewhere 🌍 (due to overseas stock and distribution), but the e-book 💻 is already available everywhere!
7/ Based on an extensive study of real-life interactions among speakers of Italian 🇮🇹🤌, I show that requesting is more than just asking 🙏 — it’s a nuanced form of social influence that shapes and maintains relationships 🫂
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
7/ Based on an extensive study of real-life interactions among speakers of Italian 🇮🇹🤌, I show that requesting is more than just asking 🙏 — it’s a nuanced form of social influence that shapes and maintains relationships 🫂
6/ Instead, how people make everyday requests reflects the dynamic and situational needs of social interaction: distinguishing individual vs shared goals 🎯, seeking help amid resistance 😤, navigating conditions for object exchange 🎁, and orchestrating collective agency 🧑🤝🧑
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
6/ Instead, how people make everyday requests reflects the dynamic and situational needs of social interaction: distinguishing individual vs shared goals 🎯, seeking help amid resistance 😤, navigating conditions for object exchange 🎁, and orchestrating collective agency 🧑🤝🧑
5/ I show that the use of request practices in informal settings 🏡 isn’t determined by sociodemographic characteristics of individuals 👥 such as age or gender, nor by the structural distance ↔️ or power dynamics ⚖️ associated with those characteristics
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
5/ I show that the use of request practices in informal settings 🏡 isn’t determined by sociodemographic characteristics of individuals 👥 such as age or gender, nor by the structural distance ↔️ or power dynamics ⚖️ associated with those characteristics
4/ Request practices range from directives like “Bring me a knife!” 🗣️ to questions like “Can you take over for me?” 🙏 to nonverbal cues like pointing to 👉 or reaching out for 🫱 an object 🧂
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
4/ Request practices range from directives like “Bring me a knife!” 🗣️ to questions like “Can you take over for me?” 🙏 to nonverbal cues like pointing to 👉 or reaching out for 🫱 an object 🧂
3/ The book argues that everyday cooperation relies on a system of social action ⚙️ This means the communicative tools 🛠️ a culture provides to get others to do things are woven into a coherent array of interdependent practices 🕸️
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
3/ The book argues that everyday cooperation relies on a system of social action ⚙️ This means the communicative tools 🛠️ a culture provides to get others to do things are woven into a coherent array of interdependent practices 🕸️
2/ Too long a history and too many people to thank, so I’ll leave the social part to the Acknowledgments and keep it academic here (emojis aside)
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
2/ Too long a history and too many people to thank, so I’ll leave the social part to the Acknowledgments and keep it academic here (emojis aside)