SOCY1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Self-Concept
Week 12: Exam Preparation and Overview of Exam
There will be 5 key questions, you have to answer 3 of them
All short essays, each 500 word limit +-10%
You can go a little over and under if the essay is high quality
Do not need a bibliography, formal citations are not required, but do reference the
authors of the article
You do not need outside sources
When asked for examples, use your own examples rather than using ones from the
texts
Responses due midnight 4th June
The questions will refer directly to the readings
Use ļ¬rst person pronouns and be anecdotal
Fundamental concepts
Self identity: context matters, self is deļ¬ned in relation to another
Dramaturgy: Goļ¬manās theory, its a fundamental metaphor of the
world being a stage: performance of the self for an audience
Social construction of reality: There is no ultimate reality, what is true, real,
necessary and inevitable are all constructive understanding of the world,
contingent of time and place
Embodiment: Bodies are also constructive, bodies provide an experiential
intelligibility, and so the body is not seperate from the mind. We donāt want
to cause a dualism as the body is part of the mind
Somatic work: Olfactory capacity is constructive, dependant on
processes of learning. The way you learn to engage with your body is
contingent on society constructs
Stigma: Stigma is not just disenfranchised subjects, not just the
underprivileged. It is the process of marking an identity as less valued,
diļ¬erent from in a pejorative way.
Document Summary
Week 12: exam preparation and overview of exam. There will be 5 key questions, you have to answer 3 of them. All short essays, each 500 word limit +-10% You can go a little over and under if the essay is high quality. Do not need a bibliography, formal citations are not required, but do reference the authors of the article. When asked for examples, use your own examples rather than using ones from the texts. The questions will refer directly to the readings. Self identity: context matters, self is de ned in relation to another. Dramaturgy: go man"s theory, its a fundamental metaphor of the world being a stage: performance of the self for an audience. Social construction of reality: there is no ultimate reality, what is true, real, necessary and inevitable are all constructive understanding of the world, contingent of time and place.
