Unit lll - Producing Social Identities and Social Scripts

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"Reference Groups as Perspectives"

many people try to live up to the social standards that they observe

societies with cultural pluralism may acquire several perspectives

what differs in perspectives are the premises underlying the action

reference group: real or imaginary, whose standpoint is being used as the frame of reference by the actor

each person acts based off of his definition of the situation

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"Becoming a Marihuana User"

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if a user does not get high, they will not feel the pleasure

new users are afraid to admit ignorance, so they pretend they already know how

no person smoked marihuana for pleasure, unless they learned a technique that taught them how to "get high"

to continue use, the user must learn how to enjoy the effects of being high

the "taste" for a high experience is socially acquired

once a taste for it is built up, it becomes sought after

being high consists of 2 elements: presence of symptoms and recognition of these symptoms

enjoyment is measured by the experience

no one becomes a user without: learning to smoke in a way that works, learning to recognize the drugs affect, and learning to enjoy the sensation

this process creates the users motivation to use marihuana, that could not have been present without when he began

if a stable form of a new behavior forms toward an object emerges, person develops a new conception about the object

this occurs when people point out new aspects of said experience

marihuana users typically do not get high their first time around

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psychological traits that differentiate marihuana users from non users is an approach based on the premise that the presence of a given kind of behavior in an individual can best be explained as the result of some trait which predisposes or motivates him to engage in the behavior

this study is generalized ideas from interviews

novice may ask question about what it means to be high or may learn indirectly

a person cannot use marihuana for pleasure unless they are capable to produce pleasure

behavior of any kind can change meaning and concept, organization and reorganization, or the way behavior is channeled

each man pats attention to the audience so they realize the expectations that are included

man's outlook is shaped and limited by the communication networks in which he becomes involved