SOCIOL 3GG3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Flagellation, Impression Management, Erving Goffman
7 May 2019
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Spanking = flagellation, even kamasutra talked about love blows". Purpose: emotional and sexual gratification of either/both parties. Are aware their actions are stigmatized they work to refine deviance by means of techs that neutralize stigma. Collect/share cultural references that say inds don"t engage bc they don"t know about it: have repertoire of devices which avoid/introduce the subject to others. Spanking is related to: restraints, torture, blindfolding, flagellation, and humiliation. Fluidity opens it up to inds w all sexualities. Sociology tries to locate sm and spanking with framework of sexual scripts. Intrapsychic: stories we tell ourselves, memories, internal rehearsals: make in accordance to cues from culture or interactions w others. Cultural scripts are nonmainstream, do not include spanking: how do people adapt this into bdsm. Stigma is an attribute discrediting to an inds id. Persons interested in spanking have a discrediting stigma: have normal strategies to conceal abnormalities from others goffman.
