AN101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Impression Management, Job Satisfaction, Ideal Type
Document Summary
Was not father of symbolic interactionism, laid the base. Did a lot of work in relation to marx. More to capitalism than war between classes, economics and politics. Objective data is good, sociologists need to pay attention to peoples interpretation of their behaviour. George herbert mead (1863-1931) father of s. i. Focuses on very small units of society. Don"t deal with large scale structures or organizations. Subjective meanings and interpretations attached to one"s own behaviours. Active and creative in regards to the social world around them (agency concept) People don"t just react to reality, they create it. Try to uncover background assumptions that lie t the heart of social life. Conversations between friends or a clerk and a customer. Behaviours that members of society bring with them. Social life is like drama on a stage. We are actors on stage playing or performing role given. Has to deal with processes of impression management.
