Dramatism Flashcards
Dramatism Theory
Life is a drama and can be explained using dramatic terms
substance
the general nature of a thing
-each person has a distinct substance
consubstantiality
identification of people with each other
-makes community possible
guilt
central motive for human action, specifically communication
hierarchy
language allows us to create categories
-division among people, things
perfection
we can conceive perfect ideals but we can never achieve it
-guilt sets in
negative
moral capacity to say no
-ability to name the negative have given us guilt
“i want to loose weight but its wrong to deprive ourselves of pleasure”
mortification
blaming ourselves
-way to get rid of guilt
victimage
indefication of an external source for some apparent or sin
-way to get rid of guilt
two ways to purge guilt
mortification
victimage
scapegoating
placing of sins into a sacrificial vessel whose destruction serves to cleanse an individual or group of sin
dramatistic pentad
- tool that provides structure for analyzing human actions
- act
- scene
- agent
- agency
- purpose
- attitude
act
what is done by a person (insult, caress, explanation of behavior)
scene
context when the interaction occurs
agent
individual or group that preforms the act
