sociological concepts for the essay: society fundamentally
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Assignment No. 4 Sociological Concep
3/8/2010
Sociological concepts for the essay: Society fundamentally shapes individuals
Presented to: Professor Darryl Ross Bridging course for Men, Carleton University
Written by: Harold Sotomayor
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Society fundamentally shapes individuals - and my life is proof
Sociological concepts
Wright MillssThe Sociological Imagination
Process of linking individual experience with social institutions
Ones place in history - in relation to others in society
Connection of impersonal/remote historical forces to the incidents of an individuals life
The ability to connect our own individual experiences with the workings of society
Ability to distinguish personal troubles and public issues
George H MeadsTheory of the Self
Distinction between the Self and the Body
Self arises only in social experience
Self as something reflexive it can be both object and subject to itself
There are many experiences to the Self without reference to the body
The Self can only be observe as a standpoint of others
Self is what is distinctive about human communication
Development of the mind and self in childhood
Me, I and generalized Other
Erving GoffmansPresentation of the Self
Face to face interaction people convey and receive information about each other
Everyone attempts to influence how others perceive them
Peoples ability to evaluate how honestly others present themselves
Individuals have motives for trying to control the impressions they give and receive from others
Nicholas Abercrombies -Ch. 2- Who do we think we are?
Individuals do not worry too much about their identity
Identity is socially constructed and socially negotiated
Identity is wrapped up with a sense of belonging and Identity is a matter of difference
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Anthony GiddenssFragmentation, Self and Society in the Late Modern Age
Modernity fragments; it also unites.
The individual ceases to be himself; he adopts the kind of personality offered to him by cultural
patterns.
The individual experiences feelings of powerlessness in relation to a diverse and large-scale
social universe.
Authority versus uncertainty In the domain of the self there are no determinant authorities.
personalised versus commodified experience. Modernity opens up the project of the self, but
under conditions strongly influenced by standardising effects of commodity capitalism.
Other concepts of relevance
Ronald Inglehart's PostmaterialismC G Jungs - Process of Individuation, The collective Unconscious and the Archetypes
Various authors -The Effects and Influences of Technology on 21th Society
Note: The above mentioned concepts are incomplete, further research will be undertaken before an outline for
the requested essay is finalized.
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