SOC224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Symbolic Interactionism, Stanford Prison Experiment, False Consciousness
3 Sep 2015
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Derive from our unique ability to introspect, to have self-consciousness. Interacting with ourself (who we are, perseptions) Benefits (allows us to do amazing things), negative (self-conscious, insecure, social anxiety) Do not focus on the act itsel. Instead they focus on: perceptions of the act, reactions to the act. Symbolic interactionism (interactions limited by relationships we have) Results in varying meanings and interpretations of self/others. Empathy = recognition: what would people" say? , relationships with others. Role expectations and contextual factors has a huge impact to rather deviance occurred. Lemert 1951 (labelling theory) out: primary deviance: occasional rule breaking, secondary deviance deviant lifestyle & identity. Consciousness/ownership of deviant status: primary deviance -> getting caught -> secondary deviance tertiary deviance (kitsuse 1980, you think im deviant, i dont think its deviant. Progression through deviane = progression through a career. Emerged in the mid 60s (critique of functionalist theorists) Within a democracy, the powerful cannot simply coerce the powerless (i. e. machiavelli)
