Why do we take things for granted?

September 23

The social Self
 

  • George Herbert Mead, Mind, Self, and Society. (Source: J. Farganis, Readings in Social Theory. Chapter 5, pp. 145-163)
  • Herbert Blumer, Society as symbolic interactionism. (Source: J. Farganis, Readings in Social Theory. Chapter 11, pp. 351-358).
  • Howard Becker: Becoming a Marijuana User (Reserve)
September 25

The presentation of Self in everyday life

  • Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann, Foundations of Knowledge in Everyday Life. (Source: Farganis, Chapter 10, pp. 331-339)
  • Erving Goffman, The presentation of Self in everyday life. (Source: J. Farganis, Chapter 11, pp. 359-368)
September 27

The Stigmatized Self

  • Erving Goffman, The Stigmatized Self. (Source: Lemert/Branaman, The Goffman Reader. Chapter 7: 73-80 -- Reserve)
  • C. Marshall, The Stigmatized Woman: The Professional Woman in a Male Sex-typed Career. (Reserve)

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