Sociology in Theatre Flashcards
Karl Marx posited this theory which examines social stratification and informs directors and designers. What are the strata in the pyramid?
Social conflict theory.
Upper / Bourgeoise
Middle
Lower / Proletariat
George Herbert Meade posited this theory which examines universally recognized symbols and informs directors and designers.
Symbolic interactionism
Dr. Eric Berne posited this theory which is ego driven, and informs directors, but mainly actors.
Transactional analysis.
Transactional analysis is transactional between these 3 states of being. When is it good/healthy, and when is it bad?
Parent, adult, and child.
It’s good when people are acting in adult state, bad when there are 2 like or 2 opposing parent/child.
Dr. Stephen Karpman posited this theory which is aptly named for theatre. As it relates to theatre, how is it similar to Transactional analysis?
Dramatic Triangle.
It informs Directors and actors.
In Dramatic triangle, there are 3 mutable roles in a triangle. What are they, and what position are they in (clockwise from the top)?
Rescuer (top), persecutor (lower left), and victim (lower right).
Emile Durkheim posited this theory which states society has to be in balance with institutions, and it informs all three: directors, designers, and actors.
Functionalism.
Durkheim believed Functionalism was a living ________.
Organism
In Durkheim’s Functionalism, ________ _________ are the undesirable results of social structure. What might cause these undesirable results?
Social dysfunctions.
Single parent/poor household, sex for good grades, gender-pay gap.
__________: defined as judging one’s culture against that of their own. Widely used in a pejorative sense.
Ethnocentrism
______ _______: defined as the imposition of a culture onto another.
Cultural imperialism.
______ _______: defined as a person or community’s beliefs, values, and practices should NOT be judged against the criteria of another. Exercised by anthropologists and other social scientists.
Cultural relativism.
______ _______: defined as the way people within a society or culture tend to pass on information that helps to establish cultural identity. Generations facilitated cultural learning through SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM or shared values, traditions, and beliefs.
Cultural transmission.
_________ _________: while not academically recognized as a legitimate sociological construct, the term / concept can be used to define the mediums for which cultural transmission is taking place. For live theatre audiences, it is the performance of the playwright’s material that speaks directly to the specific culture of the production.
Cultural facilitation.
___________: is defined as the process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the blending between cultures (food, language, clothing, etc….).
Acculturation.
