Spatial and Architectural Metaphors in Social Relationships - Deepstash
Spatial and Architectural Metaphors in Social Relationships

Spatial and Architectural Metaphors in Social Relationships

Have you ever noticed how we use words like "close" and "above" to describe our relationships with others? Even though we know they don't refer to actual physical space, we use these spatial and architectural metaphors to explain our social worlds.

  • We say we have an "inner circle" of friends
  • We feel "left out" from the circles of others
  • Colleagues with "higher" status seem "above" us
  • Society itself is described as having a "structure", like a skyscraper.

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Content Curator | Absurdist | Amateur Gamer | Failed musician | Successful pessimist | Pianist |

Some friends are ‘close’– others are ‘distant’. But our spatial descriptions of social life are more than just metaphors.

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