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AS Sociology Dramaturgical Analogy Notes Year 2
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Includes notes on Dramaturgical Analogy for Year 2 exam - Q&A, Evaluations, and notes
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Front Stage & Back Stage- Front stage: imagine a job interview where a person carefully selects
professional attire, maintains good posture, and speaks confidently to create a
positive impression on the interviewer.
- Back stage: after the interview, the same individual might return home,
change into more comfortable clothes and relax, revealing a more casual and
personal side that was hidden during the formal interview
Impression Management
- Clothing choices: a person attending a formal event may choose clothing that
aligns with the occasion to convey a specific image, such as professionalism or
sophistication.
Evaluations
- Some argue that it is more a loose collection of descriptive concepts that an
explanatory theory.
- Focuses too much on face to face interactions and ignores wider social
structures such as class inequality.
- The analogy is useful but fails to recognise and consider that most
interactions are improvised and unrehearsed.
Review
**What are the differences between structural and action theories?**
Structural theories focus on the conflict and consensus, whereas action
theories focus on the interpretation that individuals assign to actions.
**Identify the four types of actions classified by Weber?**
Traditional action, effectual action, rational value oriented action, rational goal
oriented action
**Why is Mead’s interactionism symbolic?**
He studies the significance of symbols and how people have a shared
understanding of them.
**What impacts can labelling have?**
Self fulfilling prophecy, master status, folk devil, low confidence
**What is the looking glass self?**
We become what other see us as
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