Chapter 1 - Goffman Flashcards
What Is Goffmans Work Associated With??
Symbolic Interaction
What Is Symbolic Interactionism?
The Role Of The Symbolic Media In Social Interaction. Goffman Suas That Social Reality Is A Jointly Constructed Activity
What Is His Theory Of?
The Role Of Behaviour.
The Roles We Take Are Social Not Private, But The Way Goffman Coceives Them Demands We Are Active Performers.
How Does Goffman See Social Life?
As An Accomplished Performance. We Do Not Blindly Follow Social Rules, But We Actively Implement Then.
What Does It Mean That Goffmans Work Dramaturgical ??
He Compares Social Life To Acting On A Stage
What Is The Front?
the Expressive Equipment That We Use In Our Performances Intentionally.
Explain The Front?
Front Is The Main Part Of A Performance Which Regular Fucntions In A General Fixed Way To Define A Situation
What Characteristics Are Included In The Front?
Clothing, Race And Speechpatterns
Are Thee Characteristics Changeable Or Fixed?
Both
What Are Back Regions?
The Areas Where The Performers Are Hidden From Thier Audience.
E.g. A kitchen in a restaurant or a staff room in a school
What Is The Behaviour Like?
Individuals Can Act More Profane Because It Is Not In Public. Efforts Are Made To Keep These Roles Segregated.
What Is Setting ?
A Set Of Physical Sign Equipment Which Acts As Props In A Social Performance
What Do Performances Rely On?
Social Conditions. For Example A Lecture The Props Are The Chairs, Slides Etc..
What Are Goffmans Two Factors That Shape How We Are Define The Situation?
- By Practice
- Informational Asymmetries Exist Between Us And Others
What Threats Are There To Our Performances?
- Idealisation
- Misresprentation
- Mystification - Some Aspects Of Performance Are Designed To Create Mystery