SOC 3312 Lecture 8: Erving Goffman Stigmas.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3312
• Professor: William Flynn

Document Summary

In order to account for social action then we must take into account how meaning is co constructed between people in the process of interaction. By influencing the definition of the situation of others and thus their conduct towards him/her. Individuals who are stigmatized socially stigmatized, their definition of situation is less durable, and their ability to define the situation is weak. There are many sources of stigmatization in society. Stigmatized persons often view themselves as stigmatized or view normals as stigmatized instead. We lean on these anticipations that we have, transforming them into normative expectations, into righteously presented demands. Having criminal records, a stigmatizes form of social identity individuals who have criminal record attach to the fact that they will carry it with them whole life the discredited vs. discreditable (can hide and people might not know about your criminal record) A non stigmatized person develops the stigma theory, stereotype, and range of assumption people made about a person.