CRIM20004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ethnomethodology, Labeling Theory, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM20004
• Professor: Haines

Document Summary

Introduction: phe(cid:374)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)olog(cid:455) p(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:272)(cid:455) of e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, eth(cid:374)o(cid:373)ethodolog(cid:455) the (cid:449)a(cid:455) "(cid:396)ules" affe(cid:272)t the (cid:449)a(cid:455) (cid:449)e (cid:271)eha(cid:448)e, both si and labelling theory developed from mead"s ideas. S(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)oli(cid:272) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)is(cid:373) (cid:894)si(cid:895) a(cid:374)al(cid:455)ses the (cid:449)a(cid:455) "(cid:396)ealit(cid:455) is (cid:374)egotiated" Interested in socialisation and the development of individual identity: t(cid:449)o aspe(cid:272)ts to the self "me" (social self) and "i" (unsocialised individual, gap between our behaviour and how we position ourselves. "generalised other" represents the consolidation of our experiences of reaction to our behaviour. Mead"s importance: development of identity is a complex process involving "reflexivity" seei(cid:374)g ou(cid:396)sel(cid:448)es as othe(cid:396)s see us. "generalised other" illustrates the way we use symbols/shortcuts to understand reality. Illustrates how people aren"t simply determined by the view others have of them. Symbolic interactionism: draws on mead"s ideas of internal and external conversations. La(cid:374)guage is (cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)al used to (cid:396)atio(cid:374)alise ou(cid:396) a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to ou(cid:396)sel(cid:448)es/othe(cid:396)s. Denial of responsibility (e. g. ) it wasn"t my fault.