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Flashcards by James Dibden, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by James Dibden
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Anthony Giddens - Modernity and Self Identity - The Individual and Society | Giddens talks about how identity is a free flowing concept and that no one is restrained to what they're thought to be. He also found that people can relate to characters from television and film, which further helps them to find who they are as a person. He also says that you are defined by the different actions that you take in everyday life; whether you deviate from society or conform to it, even the clothes you decide to wear, make up your free flowing identity. |
| Michel Foucault - Identity and Power | Foucault opposes Giddens in terms of identity; he believes people are stuck with an identity that they cannot change. He also believes that with power, there is resistance from the oppression made by the ruling classes. |
| Howard Becker - Labelling Theory | Howard Becker theorised that people live up to society's expectations if they are to be labelled a certain name after a while. For instance, a 'chav' will live up to society's interpretations of such if they are called that name enough times. |
| Emile Durkheim - Anomie | Anomie is the breakdown of the norms of society and its rules. This would be categorised as mass breakouts of violence and crime etc. The London Riots is a prime example of such, and the scene from Quadrophenia is a good example too. |
| Albert Cohen - Status Frustration | Status Frustration is best described as turning to crime due to a difficult lack of opportunities in life. If someone was not successful in school, they might start robbing shops and banks to make their money as jobs would be hard to come by for them. |
| Stanley Cohen - Moral Panic | Moral Panic is when a part of society becomes something of panic and distress. For example, playing the video game Grand Theft Auto is seen as moral panic because it is thought to invoke violent behaviour into the minds of those who play it; the media will exaggerate this so that everyone opposes it. |
| Mediation | Mediation is the practise of only including certain elements in a news story or a picture etc. This allows editors of the media to pin the blame on certain individuals rather than seeing it from every perspective. |
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