Bulmer, Mead, Labelling And The Dramaturgical Model Flashcards

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Bulmer’s key 3 principles

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  1. Actions are based on the meanings given to situations and people
  2. These meanings arise from interactions/experience
  3. Meanings are fluid and negotiable between people
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Bulmer’s criticism of structuralist theories

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They view people as puppets when there is room for negotiation

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Mead’s interpretive phase

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Before we respond to stimuli we interpret the stimuli. We interpret actions by putting ourselves in other peoples’ shoes which is essential for societal function
e.g. if someone acts aggressively, we must determine whether they are being antagonistic or not

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Labelling theory: defining the label (thomas)

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Believing that something is true impacts our response to it and the consequences for anyone involved
e.g. being labelled as troublesome means being treated that way

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Labelling theory: looking glass self (Cooley) and example

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How we view ourselves impacts how others view us

e.g. Rosenham (doctor pretends to be mentally ill to get into a mental institution)

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Labelling theory: career (Becker and Lemert)

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When a criminal is labelled, it becomes their master status, making reintergration difficult. This may result in them having a deviant career

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What does Goffman argue? (Dramaturgical model)

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We actively construct our ‘self’ by manipulating other people’s impressions of us. We are actors presenting to audiences and aiming to deliver convincing performances.

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Advantage of this

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Not deterministic

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Criticism

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More a collection of comcepts rather than an explanatory theory

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