SOC 4900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Risk Society, Risk Management, Erving Goffman

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 4900
• Professor: pudis

Document Summary

Historical overview of police: dramaturgy the way in which we present ourselves (theme) The role that people play are learned and managed by people (drama of policing) Metaphor of theatre how to we present ourselves in the best possible way. Goffman (presentation of self in everyday life, 1959: front stage - what you are going to present/what everyone sees. Public identity of police: back stage where everyone is getting dressed up/makeup/costumes/rehearsing. Strategic importance to hide/fix your identity that will be presented to the public. Drug bust: rules, evidence, message, high ranking officers are able to pose for drug busts. Portrays to public that they are doing their job. Guns are shown because there are usual fire arms during drug busts. The police are keeping the streets safe. Identifies are spoiled and we hide our identities (stuttering: at risk management (theme) Emerged at the beginning of the 1990"s.