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Sociology as Science

Dramaturgy

Home / Dramaturgy Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective developed by Erving Goffman, which views social life as a theatrical performance. People behave like actors on a stage, presenting themselves in

Sociology as Science

Symbolic Interactionism

Home / Symbolic Interactionism Symbolic Interactionism is a major sociological perspective associated primarily with George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley. Cooley’s famous idea of the “Looking Glass Self” explains

Sociology as Science

Ethnomethodology

Home / Ethnomethodology Ethnomethodology, introduced by Harold Garfinkel, examines how people use everyday, common-sense knowledge to interpret situations, organise interactions, and act in the social world. Rather than offering a

Sociology as Science

Phenomenology in Sociology

Home / Phenomenology in Sociology Phenomenology argues that the subject matter of social sciences fundamentally differs from that of natural sciences, and therefore, the latter’s methods cannot be mechanically applied

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