Tag: Goffman
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Outline and Explain Two Reasons Why Interpretivists Prefer to Use Qualitative Research Methods (10)
A model answer to a possible 10 mark question which could appear on the AQA’s A-level papers 1 or 3. If you’re a bit ‘all at sea’ with Intrepretivism, you might like to review your understanding of it first of all by reading this post: social action theory: a summary. A developed model answer… NB…
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Erving Goffman and Judith Butler’s Perspectives on Identity
A summary of one chapter from Steph Lawler’s Book – ‘Identity: Sociological Perspectives’ – Masquerading as ourselves: Self-Impersonation and Social Life In this chapter Lawler deals with the work of Erving Goffman and Judith Butler – for both identity is always something that is done, it is achieved rather than innate – it is part…