Section one
Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective that focus on the relationships among individuals in a society. The theory sees people as the one that shape the world around them, and that their social definition is what makes up reality. This reality is created by social interaction in society, and can be modified when more of the interaction has process unfolds and interpretation changes. Social theorists and scientists that use symbolic-interactionist look for patterns of interaction between people. Because people interpret one another’s behavior, it is those interpretations that form social bonds in society. Symbolic interactionism is a great tool to use when talking about gender and race. Because both are social constructs …show more content…
Social construct meanings of race and gender helps us choose who to interact with, how to do it, and to help determine the meaning of people’s words and actions. Symbolic interactionism just doesn’t focus on the communication part, but also the symbolic part. What someone wears and how they display themselves helps build society, which what assisted Erving Goffman in developing his expanded theory of dramaturgical analysis. Goffman used acting as a way to describe social interaction, and that people used patterns of a “scripted.” Humans are seen as role-taking actors with a script to follow. He also believed that role-taking was an important element of interaction, and it allowed an awareness of self and others. There is also a thing called improvisational quality of roles where social behaviors are seen as poorly scripted and are humans being role-making improvisers. The self in also be divided into parts based on others knowledge of us. The first one being the social self, which is something that is given to us. The second being the personal self, a self that we find fitting for us. When these two parts are able to match, then those features become part of what is called our …show more content…
The topic is about false positivity, and doesn’t it do more harm than help. I talk about how in today’s society we have to be seen as a happier, and better self, because we are taught that showing any other emotion isn’t appropriate, and could make others comfortable. Especially, because Americans hold a reputation as being positive people. We smile, we’re upbeat, optimistic and even a bit shallow. However, other cultures don’t share this same self-image. Positive thinking requires deliberate self-deception, meaning a constant repression of unpleasant likelihoods and ‘negative’ thoughts. The hypothesis that I wanted to ask that I find interest and I feel that other will also is ‘Does positive thinking burn out Americans.’ The type of data I will examine will be asking a group of American how many times they have negative thoughts and how many times they use positive thinking. The data will be collected by interview a group of American. I would definitely ask and examine how much anxiety or stress each individual experiences compared to how much positive thinking they use. I think this research will benefit the audience by allowing Americans to see what effect positive thinking can have on their mind, whether it be positive or negative. The theoretical approach that I chose was Ervin Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis. Mostly because it
Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective that focus on the relationships among individuals in a society. The theory sees people as the one that shape the world around them, and that their social definition is what makes up reality. This reality is created by social interaction in society, and can be modified when more of the interaction has process unfolds and interpretation changes. Social theorists and scientists that use symbolic-interactionist look for patterns of interaction between people. Because people interpret one another’s behavior, it is those interpretations that form social bonds in society. Symbolic interactionism is a great tool to use when talking about gender and race. Because both are social constructs …show more content…
Social construct meanings of race and gender helps us choose who to interact with, how to do it, and to help determine the meaning of people’s words and actions. Symbolic interactionism just doesn’t focus on the communication part, but also the symbolic part. What someone wears and how they display themselves helps build society, which what assisted Erving Goffman in developing his expanded theory of dramaturgical analysis. Goffman used acting as a way to describe social interaction, and that people used patterns of a “scripted.” Humans are seen as role-taking actors with a script to follow. He also believed that role-taking was an important element of interaction, and it allowed an awareness of self and others. There is also a thing called improvisational quality of roles where social behaviors are seen as poorly scripted and are humans being role-making improvisers. The self in also be divided into parts based on others knowledge of us. The first one being the social self, which is something that is given to us. The second being the personal self, a self that we find fitting for us. When these two parts are able to match, then those features become part of what is called our …show more content…
The topic is about false positivity, and doesn’t it do more harm than help. I talk about how in today’s society we have to be seen as a happier, and better self, because we are taught that showing any other emotion isn’t appropriate, and could make others comfortable. Especially, because Americans hold a reputation as being positive people. We smile, we’re upbeat, optimistic and even a bit shallow. However, other cultures don’t share this same self-image. Positive thinking requires deliberate self-deception, meaning a constant repression of unpleasant likelihoods and ‘negative’ thoughts. The hypothesis that I wanted to ask that I find interest and I feel that other will also is ‘Does positive thinking burn out Americans.’ The type of data I will examine will be asking a group of American how many times they have negative thoughts and how many times they use positive thinking. The data will be collected by interview a group of American. I would definitely ask and examine how much anxiety or stress each individual experiences compared to how much positive thinking they use. I think this research will benefit the audience by allowing Americans to see what effect positive thinking can have on their mind, whether it be positive or negative. The theoretical approach that I chose was Ervin Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis. Mostly because it