SOC-S320 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. Wrap up of Drug Scare lectureII. Tattoos and Fat Men: Stigma, Carnival, and the ‘Grotesque’a. Goffman: Stigma and Social Identityb. Types of Stigma Outline of Current Lecture III. Spoiled IdentityIV. Carnival and Grotesque Vs. Stigma Current LectureFat body: Discredited. Could be a physical or moral stigma. Sometimes it just depends on the person doing the stigmatizing. We assume that people who are overweight are also lazy which means that they do not have the same values that we prioritize – being a moral stigma. Cyborgs: individuals who embrace technology as a means to resist and redefine their stigma- Using the internet as a way to escape stigma. Four ways to manage a spoiled identity (Monaghan – Big Handsome Men, Bears and others)1. Appeals to “real” or “natural” masculinitya. The idealized man is really the unnatural, unrepresentative construction of masculinity (GQ magazine covers)2. Admiring and Eroticized Fat men’s bodies a. Fatness redefined as worthy of esteem and validation even exaltation and sacrednessb. Inflation ceremonyc. Gender double standard, this does not exist as much for women (Monaghan reading)3. Transgression, Fun and the Carnivalesquea. Stigma of fatness often challenged in an atmosphere, characterized by fun and enjoyment, rather than illness and diseaseb. The internet gives them the ability to create a second life c. Embracement of deviant identity, proactive rather than reactiveThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.4. The pragmatics and Politics of Fat Male Embodimenta. Support for those encountering an unaccommodating ‘real’ world b. Discussion of what can be done to reduce social discrimination and promote wider tolerancec. Where to find clothes, stay healthy, travel, deal with prejudice Lane – Explaining Body Deviance with Stigma and Carnival of the Grotesque - Carnival: a social setting where people create different sets of normso Example: BHM online group focused on their bodies’ shapes and functionso Celebrate new norms and establish an alternative interpretation of the worldo During carnival, life is subject only to its laws- Grotesque: outrageous behaviors and characteristics of those who reside in the carnivalo Body type, perception, movement- Grotesque Realism: Rituals of degradation during the carnival strip away all that is holy, spiritual, or flawless and celebrate that which is foul, vulgar or appallingStigma in terms of Identity: The stigmatized individual tends to hold the same beliefs about identity as we do, the standards he has incorporated from the wider society group equip him to be intimately alive to what other see as his failing. - Looking glass self, generalized other Stigma in terms of Language: Defined by the powerful, determines which bodies are deviant- Obesity – medical connotations, carries stereotypes regarding self control, laziness, negligence, moral inferiority- In carnival new terms and meaning created by anyone can be used to reject any ideology that justifies a ‘normal’ size Organization stigma: patterns of relationships form between in-groups and out-groups; deviantsunwelcome- In carnival everyone is welcome, no in group or out groupNot all forms of body deviance are clearly stigma or carnival of the