SE 26-28 Flashcards
Structural Functionalism
Statuses p\_\_\_\_\_\_s that people hold (hockey player, restaurant server, human resource specialist, social worker, sex trade worker) born into or i\_\_\_\_\_\_d by nature e.g., race; disability; biological sex earned or chosen during the life course e.g., student; artist; engineer
Structural Functionalism
Statuses positions that people hold (hockey player, restaurant server, human resource specialist, social worker, sex trade worker) born into or imposed by nature e.g., race; disability; biological sex earned or chosen during the life course e.g., student; artist; engineer
Structural Functionalism
Roles
Roles
-contain s_____s, demands and expectations that shape how
people behave
-responsibilities that people hold based upon the positions
they assume
R_________y of roles
-rights attached to one status are linked with the
responsibilities of another
e.g., patient/doctor; student/teacher
Structural Functionalism
Roles
Roles
-contain scripts, demands and expectations that shape how
people behave
-responsibilities that people hold based upon the positions
they assume
Reciprocity of roles
-rights attached to one status are linked with the
responsibilities of another
e.g., patient/doctor; student/teacher
Structural Functionalism
Roles-continued
Role c______t: when the demands of one role are at odds
with another
Role S_____n
-e.g., being parents and holding careers
competing demands are built into one single
role causing tension and stress
-e.g., modern-day managers often manage employees in
addition to their many other tasks
While individuals may choose (non-ascribed) statuses,
once chosen, they are constrained by the roles attached to
those statuses
Structural Functionalism
Roles-continued
Role conflict: when the demands of one role are at odds
with another
-e.g., being parents and holding careers
competing demands are built into one single
role causing tension and stress
-e.g., modern-day managers often manage employees in
addition to their many other tasks
While individuals may choose (non-ascribed) statuses,
once chosen, they are constrained by the roles attached to
those statuses
Symbolic Interactionism
Roles, Self and Identity
c] Role-Taking
ORole-Making
QThe Self
Oldentity
Symbolic Interactionism
Roles, Self and Identity
c] Role-Taking
ORole-Making
QThe Self
Oldentity
Symbolic Interactionism
Roles, Self and Identity
Identity Work
OSocial versus Personal Identities
QProtective Identity Work
Oldentity Change
Symbolic Interactionism
Roles, Self and Identity
Identity Work
OSocial versus Personal Identities
QProtective Identity Work
Oldentity Change
Role- Taking
Role T_____g: process of aligning or coordinating our actions
with those of others
•View of self as seen by others
•Try to anticipate the consequences of our plan of action
Role M_____g: people engage in role-making when they
carry out a role in an innovative, creative manner
•Variability in how roles are played out
•Not pre-written scripts
Role- Taking
Role Taking: process of aligning or coordinating our actions
with those of others
•View of self as seen by others
•Try to anticipate the consequences of our plan of action
Role Making: people engage in role-making when they
carry out a role in an innovative, creative manner
•Variability in how roles are played out
•Not pre-written scripts
The Self
C_____s C_____y (1902): The Looking Glass Self
1. how do others see me?
2. how do others evaluate me based on what they see?
3. how does their evaluation make me feel about
myself?
G______e M__d (1934): The “I” and the “Me”
-can’t see myself as others see me until I’ve a
developed self
The Self
Charles Cooley (1902): The Looking Glass Self
1. how do others see me?
2. how do others evaluate me based on what they see?
3. how does their evaluation make me feel about
myself?
George Mead (1934): The “I” and the “Me”
-can’t see myself as others see me until I’ve a
developed self
The Dramaturgical Perspective
Dramaturgical perspective (E_____g G_____n):
like actors, we perform a role based on cultural
script in our interactions with others
we manage impressions of ourselves on the front
stage and our real selves are on back stage
The Dramaturgical Perspective
Dramaturgical perspective (Erving Goffman):
like actors, we perform a role based on cultural
script in our interactions with others
we manage impressions of ourselves on the front
stage and our real selves are on back stage
Identity
-refers to the names we give ourselves
-refers to how you tell yourself who you are & how you
announce to others what you are
Impression M________t (E_____g G______n, 1959)
-your attempts to change how others define you
e.g., Facebook
Identity
-refers to the names we give ourselves
-refers to how you tell yourself who you are & how you
announce to others what you are
Impression Management (Erving Goffman, 1959)
-your attempts to change how others define you
e.g., Facebook
Identity Worl Identity Work -make-up, hair design, clothing -plastic surgery -tattoos -computer brand, car brand -home location and design -music -type of pet -conspicuous consumption
Identity Worl Identity Work -make-up, hair design, clothing -plastic surgery -tattoos -computer brand, car brand -home location and design -music -type of pet -conspicuous consumption
Social versus Pesonal-ldentities
- police officers
- teachers
- retail workers
- entertainment workers
Social versus Pesonal-ldentities
- police officers
- teachers
- retail workers
- entertainment workers
Protective Identity •vocabularies of m\_\_\_\_e ork •spoiled identity and stigma management -discreditable versus discredited •techniques of neutralization-(Sykes & Matza, 1957)
Protective Identity •vocabularies of motive ork •spoiled identity and stigma management -discreditable versus discredited •techniques of neutralization-(Sykes & Matza, 1957)
Identity ChangE
•Adopting religion/adopting secularism
•Exiting a profession or career
•Adopting sobriety
Identity ChangE
•Adopting religion/adopting secularism
•Exiting a profession or career
•Adopting sobriety
Identity ChangE •Becoming parent/losing custody of children •Becoming divorced •Undergoing sex reassignment surgery •Becoming widowed
Identity ChangE •Becoming parent/losing custody of children •Becoming divorced •Undergoing sex reassignment surgery •Becoming widowed
Identity Chang Four (4) stages in process of exiting from a social role (Helen Rose Ebaugh, 1988): 1. 2. D\_\_\_\_s Seeking and weighing a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_s
Identity Chang Four (4) stages in process of exiting from a social role (Helen Rose Ebaugh, 1988): 1. 2. Doubts Seeking and weighing alternatives
