Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Erving Goffman, Vise, Stereotype
15 Nov 2013
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Identity ambivalence: you receive mixed messages about your place in society you learn the standards of the out-group yet you are said to belong to the in-group : a stigmatized individuals experiences this ambivalence due to the gap between his/her. Trying too hard to pass may end up giving them away. Them: life philosophies/doctrines = recipes of being , the ways in which the stigmatized person organizes their life. The mixed contact formula: the stigmatized is advised to see him/herself as fully human, not a type , or category. **mixed contact formula: about taking responsibility for making normals feel comfortable. Ignoring poor treatment by normals or systematically re-educating normals . Suppose to think that normals don"t mean any harm don"t understand or don"t know about the stigma: not suppose to take offence. Idea the stigmatized individual should tactfully help: conscious efforts to reduce tension in tricky situations with normals .
