Sociology 2259 Lecture 14: Week 14 - Stigma Part 2
9 Feb 2018
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According to go man, personal identity is not a stable and independent entity it is constantly remade as the person interacts with others. Related to the concepts of discreditable and discredited . Related to the concepts of virtual and actual identity. Intimate relationships: those who are knowing help the stigmatized to manage their social situations. Related to biography and how we know ourselves . In some ways we can carefully construct what is put out there . The notion of personal identity has a very structured, routine, standardizing role in social organization. People do try to acquire and identity that is not the own . Name: one of the strongest identity pegs yet it is likely the easiest to tamper with. Who changes their name: immigrants, prostitutes, criminals, authors, celebrities. It creates a breach between two worlds and is related to biography. Unapparent facts that are incompatible with present claims. This is what one tries to conceal with passing .
