CRMN 2030U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Theory, Labeling Theory, Erving Goffman
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Slide 2: positivist focus on act while critical theorists focus on perceptions, reactions and role of power. Slide 3: positivist theories focus on generalizability while interpretivist theories focus on individual meanings, interactions. Slide 4: critical theorists focus on a value-oriented foundation. **boundaries between interpretive and critical theories are more ambiguous than positivist theories. Slide 5: social interaction is the foundation of society. Different symbols can be complex and have different meaning. Slide 6: how we understand world varies from person-to-person. Slide 7: various processes: role taking, take the role of an interviewer and practice for an interview. Looking-glass self, we see ourselves how we believe others see us. Significant others, people that are important to us (parent, guardian, friend). Generalized others, everybody else (other people in general) Slide 8: labeling theory: most popular interpretivist theory. A label is attached to people who are deemed deviant. How others treat someone, how they view themselves and potential consequences through the life course.
