CRM/LAW C107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Erving Goffman, Impression Management, George Herbert Mead
6 Apr 2017
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Symbolic interaction focus on interpretation (social meaning) that is given to behavior: the way meaning is constructed. Charles horton cooley: the looking glass self, we get idea of who we are by the way we believe others look at us (we see ourselves as reflected in the eyes of others) Identity consists of: how actors imagine they appear, how actors belief others judge their appearance, how we develop feelings of shame/pride as a guide to behavior- a social. Erving goffman: the prese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of self i(cid:374) e(cid:448)eryday (cid:862)actors o(cid:374) a stage(cid:863)- public behavior is a performance. Impression management: the script people follow to control how others see them, avoidance of shame or embarrassment, front vs back stage. Importa(cid:374)ce of goff(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork: linked individual action to larger social structure. Interaction rituals are institutionalized: frame that organize behavior, linked stigmatization to prejudice and to abuse of power.
