SOC 656 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ascribed Status, Queer Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
29 Nov 2016
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Exam
50 multiple choice
10 short answer – discuss but can use point form
cheat sheet – 1 sheet letter double sided or two sheets one sided
*use outlines and definitions, practice key terms*
Lecture 1
- Key ideas: social function of dress
- Sociological perspectives
- Levels of theorizing: macro (big picture) and micro (focus on an individual)
Key terms:
Agency
Conflict Theory
Feminism
Macro-sociology
Micro-sociology
Postcolonial Theory
Queer Theory
Structural Functionalism
Structure
Symbolic Interactionism
Lecture 2
- Role of dress in socializing the body: body as a cultural product, part of the
way our lives are regulated in society, body is interface with the world
- Theories about self & identity: looking glass theory of self
o William Jones theory of self, all other theories build off of
o Geoffman’s Dramaturgical model: defensive tactics, front stage-back
stage, social interaction, impression management through clothing as
acting
o Foucault’s concept of discourse: body of ideas more or less consensus,
normative dissatisfaction, we’re all unhappy with our bodies in the
western world basically. Fashion is a key way to get disseminated
(marketing)
Key terms:
Biopower
Body image
Culture
Discourse
False consciousness
Front stage, back stage
Identity
Impression management
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Innate behavior
Learned behavior
Looking-glass self
Self
Self image
Socialization
Lecture 3
- Statuses and roles: key ideas, terms
o What status and role is, difference between the two (master status,
achieved status, etc)
- Social Groups
- Fashion theory of group behavior
o Comparison theory (micro)
o Clothing as collective action, clothing matter of group identity (macro)
Key terms:
achieved status, ascribed status, master status
bandwagon effect
bureaucracy
clique
category
community
in-group, out-group
organizations: informal and formal
peer pressure
primary group, secondary group
reference group
role
role conflict, role exit, role strain
social network
status, status set
Lecture 4:
- Gender concepts
o Gender role, identity, gap, binary
- *Flügel theory of great masculine renunciation
- *Laver’s theory of the seduction principle * only need to know these two
from the lecture)
- Feminist & queer theory concepts
o Female objectification
o Male gaze
o Gender performativity
Key terms:
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Document Summary
10 short answer discuss but can use point form cheat sheet 1 sheet letter double sided or two sheets one sided. Levels of theorizing: macro (big picture) and micro (focus on an individual) Role of dress in socializing the body: body as a cultural product, part of the way our lives are regulated in society, body is interface with the world. Fashion is a key way to get disseminated (marketing) Statuses and roles: key ideas, terms: what status and role is, difference between the two (master status, achieved status, etc) Fashion theory of group behavior: comparison theory (micro, clothing as collective action, clothing matter of group identity (macro) Gender concepts: gender role, identity, gap, binary. *laver"s theory of the seduction principle (cid:523)* only need to know these two from the lecture) Feminist & queer theory concepts: female objectification, male gaze, gender performativity. New racism: no longer biological factors but on cultural factors instead.
