Saturday, March 10, 2012

Society: Interactions and Groups

This week I learnt about society and how we as an indivdual interact with one another.I also learnt about how we adapt to different situations in terms of how how our emotions changes an how we respond differently in different situations. We talked about how different organizations interact with one another. For example how the government interacts with the business community for several reasons with one being the reason to know how to make the country a better business place. I also learnt the process in which we create our own identity by using the "looking glass self" method. This was interestng becuase this very true because we all look at ourselves in the mirror and try to see how the world would view us and we use the ideas or response to develop our identity. I also learnt about "Dramaturgy" which is they way we would carry ourselves around different people. For example, the way we would speak with out parents wouldn't be the same as if it was our friends or class mates. We would have respect for our parents and may not use vulgar terms in the presents of them, but we would use those terms in front of our friends.  Sociology keeps getting more interesting.

2 comments:

  1. Yes,I also think that Dramaturgical approach in sociology is the point that People resemble performers in action.For Example; when a clerk is pretending to look busier than they really are just because a supervisor is watching or also If you go in the party,you can see people trying to impress others and more authentic behaviors all over the place.

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  2. After Learning about the process in which we create our own identity by using the looking-glass self term i can also say that this is true because most people would start thinking of themselves something they are really not just because of the reactions of others.

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