Goffman Flashcards
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Symbol conveys social info that can est. claim to prestige.
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Status symbol
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Main concern regarding stigma management:
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Managing info about failing - To tell or not to tell; whom, how, when, and where
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Draws attention to discrepancy in identity, breaking up overall coherency, and consequently reduces value of individual.
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Stigma symbol
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Draws attention to discrepancy in identity, breaking up overall coherency, but increases value of individual.
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Disidentifier
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Function of status symbols, stigma symbols, and disidentifiers:
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Convey social info