The Cab Driver and his Fair: Facets of a Fleeting Relationship.
Read this article Davis, F. 1959. “The Cab Driver and His Fair: Facets of a Fleeting Relationship,” American Journal of Sociology 65: September. After reading the article, answer the following questions. 1. Do you think the interaction between the driver and his clients is influenced at all by the urban environment in which they live and to what extent? 2. Comment on the significance of this type of relationship in our contemporary urban environment, do these type of relationships still exist, particularly with other professions and do you believe these type of relationships are healthy for urban environments in our society? 3. Which of the three dominant sociological perspectives (conflict, functionalism or symbolic interactionism, best describes the relationship between the taxi driver and his passenger and why?
The Cab Driver and his Fair: Facets of a Fleeting Relationship