CRIM 2650 Lecture : CRIM2650 LECTURES WINTER
4 Dec 2013
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January 10 2013 social construction, labeling theory ii. Erving goffman: self presentation: attempt to present who we are, or who we want people to believe we are, through our words, nonverbal behaviours and actions. Impression management: conscious/unconscious orchestration of carefully designed presentation of self, so as to create certain impression fitting our goals or needs in social interaction. Dramaturgical model of social interaction: theatre as metaphor for social life, frontstage: actively presenting particular self to others, backstage: not actively managing or creating a particular impression. Criticism of goffman s work: not example of structural determinism (free will and agency vs. determinism, depoliticized and social interaction (vs. conflict theory) Folk devils: person or group of persons represented as outsiders or deviances, and blamed for a society s problems (scapegoats and hostile social reaction: the condition then disappears, submerges, or deteriorates and becomes more visible. Visible media attention, social control and law enforcement have intended consequences: effect on lawmakers more punitive laws.
