Through Sociology, not only can we study human social behavior, but we can also aim to analyze the behavior through certain concepts. With the help of media we are able to demonstrate these concepts to give us a more in-depth view of how they function. Both television shows and movies can be great for giving us the illustrations we need to understand an idea. Over the course of the essay, Dexter will be used as a model for some of the ideas focused on in Sociology. Through the concept of identity, a piece of self, we can dive deeper into how humans manage impressions and techniques used in face saving. In various episodes of Dexter, notions of identity, impression management, and saving face can be observed.
TIE IN TRANSITION OF IDENTITY …show more content…
In fact, each of these identities are true, rather just displayed in different circumstances, like the school and social settings. There are three types of identities that we use in different circumstances, they are: social, situational, and personal identity. A social identity is one that is “tied to a position in social structural relations” and is tied to a value system in one’s society (Hutson 2016a). This type of identity is related on what group a person gains a sense of pride from being a part of. Examples of these groups could include one’s social class or possibly even a football …show more content…
We can define this as “the work done to avoid humiliation” (Hutson 2016b). There are four techniques offered through face saving, that include underscoring, substituting, deflecting, and neutralizing.
Underscoring and substituting both take qualities and skills and work around highlighting them. Underscoring focuses mainly one a specific skill and highlights that, while with substituting we are switching out one quality with another that is more improved. However, with deflecting we are changing the direction of the blame and placing it another person. The last of the four techniques is neutralizing, where a person contradicts their humiliation by means of “humor, apology, or confrontation” (Hutson
TIE IN TRANSITION OF IDENTITY …show more content…
In fact, each of these identities are true, rather just displayed in different circumstances, like the school and social settings. There are three types of identities that we use in different circumstances, they are: social, situational, and personal identity. A social identity is one that is “tied to a position in social structural relations” and is tied to a value system in one’s society (Hutson 2016a). This type of identity is related on what group a person gains a sense of pride from being a part of. Examples of these groups could include one’s social class or possibly even a football …show more content…
We can define this as “the work done to avoid humiliation” (Hutson 2016b). There are four techniques offered through face saving, that include underscoring, substituting, deflecting, and neutralizing.
Underscoring and substituting both take qualities and skills and work around highlighting them. Underscoring focuses mainly one a specific skill and highlights that, while with substituting we are switching out one quality with another that is more improved. However, with deflecting we are changing the direction of the blame and placing it another person. The last of the four techniques is neutralizing, where a person contradicts their humiliation by means of “humor, apology, or confrontation” (Hutson