SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Erving Goffman, Dramaturgy (Sociology), Impression Management
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Individuals and society: social interaction and everyday life. Help us understand ourselves as social beings. Dramaturgy: how we present ourselves, play roles, and manage impressions. Role identities: concept of self with identity- specific to past situations. Roles: socially defined expectations that a person follows. Status: person"s position in a group or society. Ways individuals seek to control the impressions they convey to others. Impressions given off: the impression the other person has of you. Face: positive image an individual tries to create in a social context. Line: verbal and nonverbal actions used to create / maintain your face. Face-work: actions done to maintain a positive self-image when interacting with others. Maintain image + account for line that deviates. Protective orientation: help save face (other people acting on your behalf) Self = language of who we are. People occupy multiple roles and act differently in each. Multiple selves: many different roles in different contexts. Code switching: present different in different situations.
