Sociological perspective of the self Flashcards
The struggle for one’s individuality is only possible in modern society where religio-theological traditions are gradually replaced by __________.
rational and scientific calculations
According to him, the intimate personal affiliations are replaced by exceedingly impersonal associations brought about by urbanized way of life.
Clifford Geertz
Love grew mostly in those _____ ______ where traditions was defied/challenged.
stolen places
In earlier times, ______ defined everyone’s place in a given relationship; there was nothing to create or negotiate.
morality
Today, ________ ________ must often work out their own ethics.
personal relationships
Today, the gentle touch of love becomes an _________.
iron grip of power
They are beliefs that cannot be proven to be true and sometimes can be proven false, but are, nonetheless, necessary to sustain life.
necessary fictions
They are necessary because without them we would be ________ in a world chaos.
rudderless
The ______ is a set of moving parts, with the movement being informed by one’s need at any given time.
self
He coined the term necessary fiction.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Each of us is ______ _______, or in relational parlance, we are multiple (Nietzsche, 1887).
many people
Self is a _________, a ____ _______, and ________.
narrative text written rewritten
Information technology dislocates self, thus, self is _______ in cyberspace (Nicola Green).
digitalized
According to Zygmunt Bauman, it is how to construct an identity and kept it solid and stable.
modern problem of identity
According to Bauman, it is how to avoid fixation and kept the options open.
Postmodern problem of identity