SOSA 2502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Impression Management, Erving Goffman, Biopsychosocial Model

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Strauss & glaser: balancing act between too much and too little. Lots of effort to put into managing chronic illness (hard to predict good vs. bad days) Chronic illness requires many visits to the doctor, lots of drugs, potential solutions. Relationships with health care providers often are difficult (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)ia(cid:374)s like to fi(cid:454) thi(cid:374)gs a(cid:374)d the(cid:455) (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t fi(cid:454) people with chronic pain they never get any better) More self-management than other illnesses (diet, exercise) Daily activities take more time and effort, if unable to work found other activities to participate in. Dealing with uncertainty and adjusting to change. Being an informed patient is kind of a pain in the ass (ignorance is bliss), duty to understand illness. Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils your identity. Social rejection or disapproval based on devalued characteristics. Impression management: downplay aspects that may be stigmatized. Goffman the discredited and the discreditable. Discredited: everyone knows you have stigmatized characteristics.

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