SOC 32400 Social Interaction in Everyday Life

This course will examine the social routines and encounters that typify everyday life from the viewpoint of social psychology and especially the dramaturgical framework of Erving Goffman. Analysis will be given to cultural rules and expectations, explicitly stated or widely understood, that shape social action. Although the focus and level of analysis is generally microsociological, such larger structural issues as race, class, gender, and the like will be considered as an important part of the stage upon which social action is carried out.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

One previous course in ANT, CJ, PSY, or SOC and junior standing.

Offered

in fall semester of even numbered years.