Culture is that symbolic organization which socializes us and cultivates out fantasies about a world we do not experience directly.“Playing Barbie”Barbie allows for those to look back at the past and express a meaning of being a housewife and everything is “nice”escape from reality to their imaginationthe use of Barbie allows many to escape into their own worlds or the idealistic worldsthey find a safe place in an unlikely place “society”Micro sociologyBlumer spokes person for micro sociologyHow we interact, how we read each other, communicate, which makes us who we areFrom macro to microSocial structure and culture way to complex and have to break them down into a micro sociologyFrom macro to microCulture institutionsAlmost meaningless because it is so broad.Social structures groupsWe are leaving out a lot o the complexity to zoom in and look at things to see how people act in their own environments.Society happens moment to moment.Society lives inside us, it is not a force.The development of the selfThe self is our personal identity that is separate and different from all other people. What makes me different and uniqueSociologist believe the self is created and modified through interaction in our livesSymbolic interaction and theories of the selfCharles Cooley believed that ones sense of self depends on seeing oneself reflected in interactions with others.The looking glass self refers to the notion that the self develops through our perception of others; evaluations and appraisals of us.The idea is that we need other people because they will show us our own reflection. We learn from their reactions to us of who we areThis is all happening within our headsWe are imagining how we look to other peopleIts all in your head we are interpreting our environmentHow do I look? Phase oneHow do I think I look to others? Phase twoSelf doubt.Always room for distortionHow doe sit make me feel? Phase threeHow am I doing? Which will than change our behaviors. And emotional response.Our interpretations on ourselves.George Herbert Mead expanded Cooley’s idea. Mead also believed that the self was created through social interaction and that this process start in childhood.The “I” and “me” two phases of the selfLooking glass self- we have ideas of who we are based on the feedback from other people.Herbert blummerHe developed a theory to explain prejudice.He talks about three factors:Where is one’s in-group positioned in society?Where should our in-group be positioned compared to out-groups?Perception of out-group threats to our in-group position?Erving GoffmanBuilding off previous ideasIf we take all this and we as human beings are like actors on a stage.If we want to understand we need to look at how they present themselves on a daily basisWe adjust our behavior on who we are speaking tooWe are always looking out for ourselvesDramaturgic theory- compares social interaction to the theater where individuals take on roles and act them out for an audienceGoffman sees social life as a sort of game, where we work to control the oppressions others have of us, a process he called impression management.Chapter 4- The self and Interaction Socialization and Micro Sociology 09/24/2012Culture is that symbolic organization which socializes us and cultivates out fantasies about a world we do not experience directly. “Playing Barbie” - Barbie allows for those to look back at the past and express a meaning of being a housewife and everything is “nice”- escape from reality to their imagination- the use of Barbie allows many to escape into their own worlds or theidealistic worlds- they find a safe place in an unlikely place “society” Micro sociology- Blumer spokes person for micro sociology - How we interact, how we read each other, communicate, which makes us who we are - From macro to microo Social structure and culture way to complex and have to break them down into a micro sociology- From macro to microo Culture institutions  Almost meaningless because it is so broad. o Social structures groups  We are leaving out a lot o the complexity to zoom in and look at things to see how people act in their own environments. Society happens moment to moment.  Society lives inside us, it is not a force.o- The development of the selfo The self is our personal identity that is separate and differentfrom all other people. What makes me different and uniqueo Sociologist believe the self is created and modified through interaction in our liveso- Symbolic interaction and theories of the selfo Charles Cooley believed that ones sense of self depends on seeing oneself reflected in interactions with others.  The looking glass self refers to the notion that the self develops through our perception of others; evaluations and appraisals of us.  The idea is that we need other people because they will show us our own reflection. We learn from their reactions to us of who we are This is all happening within our heads We are imagining how we look to other people Its all in your head we are interpreting our environment  How do I look? Phase one How do I think I look to others? Phase two- Self doubt. - Always room for distortion How doe sit make me feel? Phase three- How am I doing? Which will than change ourbehaviors. And emotional response.- Our interpretations on ourselves. - George Herbert Mead expanded Cooley’s idea. Mead also believed that the self was created through social interaction and that this process start in childhood.o The “I” and “me” two phases of the selfChapter 4 09/24/2012Looking glass self- we have ideas of who we are based on the feedback from other people. Herbert blummer- He developed a theory to explain prejudice. - He talks about three factors:o Where is one’s in-group positioned in society?- Where should our in-group be positioned compared to out-groups?- Perception of out-group threats to our in-group position? Erving Goffman- Building off previous ideas- If we take all this and we as human beings are like actors on a stage.- If we want to understand we need to look at how they present themselves on a daily basis- We adjust our behavior on who we are speaking too- We are always looking out for ourselves - Dramaturgic theory- compares social interaction to the theater where individuals take on roles and act them out for an audience- Goffman sees social life as a sort of game, where we work to controlthe