SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Symbolic Interactionism, Labeling Theory, People V. Turner

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2070
• Professor: Patrick Parnaby

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***techniques of visualization on midterm*** interpretivist approaches devian(cid:272)e in the (cid:862)eye of the (cid:271)eholder(cid:863: what makes it deviant is the idea we put towards it. Learn to interact via symbolic communication (esp. language: origins: symbolic interactionism (mead &blumer) Mea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g & s(cid:374)ese of (cid:862)self(cid:863) a(cid:396)e a p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)t of s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)oli(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374)/e(cid:454)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge: reality becomes meaningful through symbolic communication. Raising a child, reading a book, watching a movie etc: sense of self is defined through symbolic communication. Student/professor interaction: meaning and sense of self are eventually taken for granted. You know who you are, you are a daughter, an employee etc. , you take these things for granted it is so deeply rooted. Labelling theory: primary vs. secondary deviance violation of norms, usually not serious: le(cid:373)e(cid:396)t"s so(cid:272)ial patholog(cid:455) (cid:894)19(cid:1009)1(cid:895, ho(cid:449) (cid:396)ea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s/la(cid:271)els lead to a (cid:862)(cid:396)eo(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:396)edefi(cid:374)itio(cid:374)(cid:895) of self, (cid:862)p(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:448)e(cid:396)sus (cid:862)se(cid:272)o(cid:374)da(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)(cid:272)e, (cid:862)p(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:455) de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) Act might be recognized & labelled, but seen as isolated. (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:862)de(cid:448)ia(cid:374)t(cid:863) e(cid:272)lipses othe(cid:396) (cid:396)oles (cid:894)eg. father, artist, athlete: brock turner.