01:920:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harold Garfinkel, Erving Goffman, Ethnomethodology
19 Oct 2017
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Intro to sociology 101 - lecture 6 - social interaction. An area first developed by erving goffman (1922-1982) He took the belief that small aspects of social life, not just major institutions, matter, and turned it into a systematic theoretical perspective and research methodology. Insisted that we look at all parts of human interaction and developed the dramaturgical perspective. This approach shows how we construct, maintain, and revise our identities in interaction with others. Goffman indicated at least 3 reasons why studying seemingly trivial aspects of social life matter. Our everyday routines provide the structure of our lives. Interactions can tell us a lot about our larger society. Goffman wrote the presentation of self in everyday life (1959) He outlined the way in which social life was, in its essence, theater. We make use of props and scripts. The expected behaviors of people occupying particular social positions.
