SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Symbolic Interactionism, Erving Goffman, Impression Management
12 Mar 2017
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His ideas from the basis of symbolic interactionism. Emphasize the interaction between people - it takes place through symbols and the interpretation of meaning. Gives an account to the main phases of child development, particularly the emergence of the sense of self. Infants and children develop as social beings - imitate those around them. Look at the way that children play - they do what adults do. Mead called it taking the role of the other". Through the play sense of self develops. Front stage behaviour - what you show the world. Back stage behaviour - what would do at home. Impression management - managing what people understand what"s true/ important to you. Routines by which individual actions are channels by historical expectation. Use symbols to produce a sense of belonging and solidarity amongst group members. They are mechanisms that hold society together. How do people behave in face to face interactions.
