Sociology 2259 Lecture 15: Lecture 15 Review
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According to goffman, personal identity is not a stable and independent entity it is constantly remade as the person interacts with others. Mixed contacts: gradual sympathy & understanding: categorical reaction recedes and as you gain personal information about people you get a more realistic idea about who the person really is breaking through . Intimates: play a special role: people you have intimate relationships someone who is close to you. Important because they help the stigmatized person to manage their spoiled identity. Actual: who you really are (even though there is no such thing as an authentic self ) Related to the concepts of discreditable and discredited . Related to the concepts of virtual and actual identity. Intimate relationships: those who are knowing help the stigmatized to manage their social situations. We are very selective with what information we give to other people. Is related to biography and how we know ourselves .