SOC 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Breaking Character, Impression Management, Erving Goffman

• School: Miami University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 153
• Professor: Steven Nelson

Document Summary

Social interaction: illustrates things on micro level(face to face interaction) There is typically a social understanding or agreement for example about what things are and how they should be used and how we should feel about the quite apart from the thing itself. Even our very selves" are socially constructed. We manage what others see in us. Strategically present ourselves as a particular kind of person with a particular identity and ask to be treated as such. Ex: army people dress in certain way, we treat him like an army man, with respect and honor. Impression management: ex: going to an interview you dress up, you present yourself as put together and professional. Try to make sure everyone sees us the way we"d like to be seen(tends to be a real struggle) We do this on the basis of symbols like the brands you are wearing. Dramaturgically: breaking character created by your impression management.