SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Erving Goffman, Sexual Orientation, Identity Politics
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Who someone is: the name of a person: the qualities, beliefs, etc. , that make a. Sociologically, identity can be argued to be a conception, qualities, beliefs, and particular person or group different from others expressions that makeup a person (self-identity) or group (particular social category or social group) Many people engage in deviance but only a small percentage are labeled. Pathway of deviant identity may be a deviant (becker) or a moral (goffman) Deviant identity career: seven stages (adler and adler) Once labeled a person"s life changes in several ways. Others begin to think differently about newly labeled person. Reviewing new deviant"s past and current behavior to see if it warrants being seen in a different light. Erikson: commitment ceremonies publicly announce one as deviant. A tarnished reputation is not easy to restore, few if any rites of passage. Deriding and ostracizing: the new deviant is excluded from reputable social groups.
