SOCI 1010 Chapter Notes -American History X, Tendril, Symbolic Interactionism
5 Apr 2014
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In this reading, goffman expresses that when people behave altruistically or fairly, they are interacting with others based on social norms they have learned. They act justly and help people in need, even if it costs a lot to do so. This reading talks about take the role of the other which was said by mead seeing yourself from the point of view of the people with whom you interact. According to mead, we interpret other people"s words and nonverbal signals to understand how they see us, and we adjust our behavior to fit their expectations about how we ought to behave. This helps us learn norms and adopt roles and statuses. From this, goffman developed the term dramaturgical analysis that was described a sort of play in which people present themselves so that they appear in the best possible light (as actors).
