SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: George Herbert Mead, Symbolic Interactionism, Erving Goffman
27 Feb 2017
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George herbert mead: 1863-1931, he is a philosopher, he taught philosophy at the university of chicago, he influenced sociology through the perspective of symbolic interactionalism. Symbolic interactionism: he emphasis the study of language. Language allows us to become self-conscious; we use language symbolically. Erving goffman: 1922-1982, born in canada, taught at the university of california at berkley and at the university of. Pennsylvania: front stage: where the performance takes place, whenever an audience and performers are both present, backstage: where whatever the pertinent to the performance but not allowed on the front stage might appear. It is comfortable and relaxed because the audience is absent: thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out the idea of (cid:858)(cid:272)i(cid:448)ilized(cid:859) so(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374). What types of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour are (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered so(cid:272)ially a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:271)le i(cid:374) (cid:858)pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat do (cid:449)e reser(cid:448)e for pri(cid:448)ate moments. The activity a social actor engages in to guard against the unexpected, such as unintended gestures, improper use of language, and breaches of social etiquette.
