SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Body Language, Peer Pressure, The Hidden Curriculum
27 Sep 2017
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Introduction to socialization (chapter 4) // lecture 10. Cultural functionalists base their claims using the work of emile durkheim. They particularly focus upon the integrative aspects of culture. Culture is said to reflect the needs of a given society. Culture is viewed as a functional social production. Symbolic interactionists treat culture as a product of individuals" interactions. they. Culture is a vehicle that transmits meanings to people. Culture is generated by individuals in face-to-face encounters. Individuals are active creators of culture. culture and. Goffman developed an analytical framework that analogizes social interaction to what goes on in a theatre. for that reason, it is known as dramaturgical perspective. A dramaturgical approach suggests that people are like actors in a play to the extent that we follow scripts and carry out role performance for others. People manage impressions of themselves on the front stage and their real selves on the back stage.
