SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Erving Goffman

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16 May 2011
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Hold control over allocation of blame?? (kinda like court of law) power kinda of doctor notes. Talcott parsons; to claim to be sick is to lay a claim that calls for an excuse, forgiveness, failure to fulfill normal social duties. Permits ppl to disobey the socially defined rules of school, work, etc. Role of doctors; to define whether or not it is true that one is sick; important position. Deviant (temporary); enables to do things that are quite different from normal. Rights and responsibilities: temporarily exempted from normal roles, right to be cared for, responsibility; look sick, wanting to get well, be fed up with sickness (don"t break rules) Doctors are those who make the judgements to determine clearly whether or not one is sick". Not everyone wants to be relieved of their duties (may still wanna got to class) not everyone wants to play the sick role.

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