7TM interpretivism

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who takes a social action approach?
Weber
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what is verstehen?
empathetic understanding - to put ourselves in the shoes of those we are researching and see the world through their eyes to find out why they behave how they do
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what is the name of Webers study?
the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
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briefly explain webers study
calvinists had salvation anxiety about not going to heaven and believed all places were chosen (pre destination) they worked hard as success was a sign of getting into heaven, this built capitalism
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what does webers study prove?
that our beliefs and ideas create the structures in society
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what are some criticisms of weber?
we cannot fully empathise with people unless we have been in the same situation
Overexaggerates small interactions
Underestimates institutions (media, government)
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who took a symbolic interactionist approach?
Mead
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what did mead say about meanings and how they change?
we attach meanings to different symbols, objects and actions, many of these are shared
they are not fixed and change over time based on our own experiences and interactions with people
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what are the two sides to ourself?
the I and the Me
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what is the Me?
our social self, how we think others see us
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what is the I?
the active and spontaneous side which allows us to accept and reject norms and make our own choices
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why does the Me mostly affect the I?
we are constantly analysing how we think people see us and making choices based on how we want people to see us
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why do only certain people change how we see and present ourselves?
we don't care about how everyone sees us, only those who are important to us - only those who are important to us will change the way we present ourselves
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why does the Me have more influence at certain times in our lives?
we care more about what people think of us and how they see us at certain times e.g when we are a teenager and care less at other times e.g. childhood
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who believed labelling affected symbolic interactionism?
Becker
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how did Becker say labelling affected the I and the Me?
when someone is labelled, it influences how they see themselves and how others see them (the me) which then affects how they choose to behave (the I)
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what was the name of Goffman's model?
the dramaturgical model?
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explain Goffman's model?
argues that life is but a stage - we are all actors who are constantly playing different roles to our audience, we have no fixed or true identity
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what is impression management?
the way we manipulate how others see us by changing how we behave and look using props
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what things do we use for impression management?
clothes, makeup, accessories, facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures
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how do our roles change?
they change depending on who we are with and how we want them to see us
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what are some criticisms of Goffman?
it ignores the fact we act unconsciously without thought
everyone plays the role of both actor and audience
we may not be trying to play a role, but are actually showing our true selves
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who takes the view of phenomenology?
Schutz
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what are typifications?
the meanings which we give to things
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how do typifications change?
they change depending on their context, (e.g. putting your hand up in class and in an auction = two different meanings)
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what is a life world?
typifications which are shared by most members of society
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what is a recipe knowledge?
shared assumptions and meanings which we follow without thinking which are built up over time (e.g. learning to know that a red light means stop)
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What is the natural attitude?
the way that we assume by doing one thing it will lead to a certain result (ordering a book online will result in us receiving the book)
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why might typifications be bad?
they can lead to false stereotypes of people, assuming that people who do certain things are all the same
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who takes the view of ethnomethodology?
Garfinkel
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what is indexicality?
The way that meanings are always unclear because they change based on their context
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what is reflexivity?
assumptions based on common sense
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how does reflexivity prevent chaos in society?
it allows us to use our common sense to assume the meanings of things and prevents the unclearness of symbols from causing chaos
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