SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethnocentrism, Erving Goffman, Conspicuous Consumption

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Best Joel

Document Summary

Ethnocentrism is the belief of superiority is one"s personal ethnic group, but it can also develop from racial or religious diferences. Ethnocentric individuals believe that they are beter than other individuals for reasons based solely on their heritage. Says that your group has the correct standards that are right. Standards for bodies vary a lot across ime and space. Standards of us body have changes over the years. Its sill possible to ind contemporary examples of fat being valued. Wanted to avoid becoming tanned to show they weren"t poor. Now being tanned is a way of displaying that you have leisure ime which makes tan lines atracive. Bodies express a society"s values early america"s respect for age/wisdom . Adverisers appeal to desires for diferent bodies. All life can be understood as a performance. Aspects of performance appearance, demeanor, speech, etc.