First blog of session...
Let see how this goes...
This week's reading is "The Nature of Deference and Demeanour"
by Goffman. This reading looks
the presentation of ‘the self’ and how we construct this presentation through
many forms or social interactions, such as body language, the way we dress, the
we look at someone and act around them and adapt ourselves to environment we
are in, etc There is many different ways in which we present ourselves and
portray what we thinking or feeling through these actions
“The ‘trivia’ of everyday life – touching
others, moving closer or further away, dropping the eyes, smiling, interrupting
– are commonly interpreted as facilitating social intercourse, but not
recognised in their position as micro political gestures, defenders of the
status quo. In front of, and defending, the political-economic structure that
determines our lives and defines the context of human relationships, there is
the micro political structure that helps maintain it. This micro political
structure is the substance of our everyday lives”
Henley 1977 Body Politics
p. 3
After watching the lecture
and the presentation in class today it can be seen that we social construct
ourselves to different scenes that we are in may it be how we dress or act, or
what we say. For example I would dress different to attend Uni then I would to
go to work and I would talk in a different vocabulary around my friends then I
would around my grandparents. The presentation that was presented in the
Wednesday 3:30 tutorial today was a very good presentation as it related the
topic to modern day people like 2pac and The Kardashain sisters which allowed
for an easier understanding.
We all act different as
adjust ourselves to suit the situation and environment, with out even realising,
until something like this study of it points it out....
