The two categories of the soundscape theory (negative and positive) lay emphasis on the incident itself. It analyses the properties of the incident and although the approach to both is recommended to be constructive, it determines rather the incident is good or bad. On the other hand, categorisation of the schismogenesis theory lays the emphasis on the sides of the incident. Which means that incidents are a result of the behaviours of the sides and they can be flexible according to the changes happening on the sides. This is the crucial and significant property of the schismogenesis that makes the theory more flexible and more focused on “beings” rather than just the happenings. Before proceeding to the sound-oriented aspects of borrowing the schismogenesis theory, I find it useful to expand these two types of schismogenesis with a couple of non-sound-related examples and define how this theory is beneficial to discover the grey areas in-between and how it is differentiating from the soundscape theory.
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First of all, I will raise the socio-economic and political case of “income gap” as an example of complementary schismogenesis. The circumstances for an income gap to exist in a community relies on the “Pyramid of The Capitalist System” (Bendix, 1980) The social stratification of this Pyramid represents the classes and financial inequality. The relationship between the working class and bourgeoisie can be characterised as a complementary relationship. Both sides are dependent on each other, and the progress on one side affects the other side accordingly. (A positive or negative impact might occur.) One of the major realities that make this relationship complementary in terms of schismogenesis is the income gap between the sides. The gap causes numerous social movements and struggles (Bendix, 1980). Most of these struggles sparkle after one of the sides changes their usual behaviour. If the bourgeoisie is the one who changes their attitude towards the working class (in a bad manner in this case), the working class