1. Straw Person Group Presentation Mirna Araos Stephanie Polis Manuel Tejeda James Espinosa Jaime Almanza SBS 338, F 8am Dr. Arias 20th November 2009

2. Basic Characteristics  Name: Francesca  Female  French  Grad Student  25 Years Old  Lives in America  Bilingual (English/French)  Blonde  Recently Lost Weight from Surgery  Catholic in Europe, Mormon in USA  Depression  Smart: IQ:130  Name: Francesca  Female  French  Grad Student  25 Years Old  Lives in America  Bilingual (English/French)  Blonde  Recently Lost Weight from Surgery  Catholic in Europe, Mormon in USA  Depression  Smart: IQ:130

3. outline  Older sister  “The self, the I, and the me”  Boyfriend Perspective  Cooley’s Theory  Goffman Perspective  Francesca’s Interaction  The mask  Thorstein Veblen  Subjugation of Women  Sigmund Freud  Classmate point of view  Older sister  “The self, the I, and the me”  Boyfriend Perspective  Cooley’s Theory  Goffman Perspective  Francesca’s Interaction  The mask  Thorstein Veblen  Subjugation of Women  Sigmund Freud  Classmate point of view

4. Older sister  I was 3 years old when my little sister was born  She was different blond hair and blue eyes  Rest of the family was brown hair and brown eyes  Center of attention  Something changed at 10 years old  Food  Less active  Sad  High School/ morbidly obese  College in America  Surgery  I was 3 years old when my little sister was born  She was different blond hair and blue eyes  Rest of the family was brown hair and brown eyes  Center of attention  Something changed at 10 years old  Food  Less active  Sad  High School/ morbidly obese  College in America  Surgery

5. “The self, the I, and the me” “Mead wants to point out that the characteristic of self is an object of itself. "Self" is reflexive, and indicates both subject and object. This object is different from other objects, it distinguished as conscious, a term that indicates an experience with, an experience of, one's self. The example given in the book, is that of a man running to get away from something” “I" and the "Me." The "Me" is the social self and the "I" is the response to the "Me." In other words, the "I" is the response of an individual to the attitudes of others, while the "me" is the organized set of attitudes of others which an individual assumes” By: George mead “Mead wants to point out that the characteristic of self is an object of itself. "Self" is reflexive, and indicates both subject and object. This object is different from other objects, it distinguished as conscious, a term that indicates an experience with, an experience of, one's self. The example given in the book, is that of a man running to get away from something” “I" and the "Me." The "Me" is the social self and the "I" is the response to the "Me." In other words, the "I" is the response of an individual to the attitudes of others, while the "me" is the organized set of attitudes of others which an individual assumes” By: George mead

6. Boyfriend Perspective  Met her at school  Post- Surgery  Pretended to be perfect  Agreed with me on everything  Seemed to like everything I did  Always had a smile (Fake or Real?)  Watched many movies after we started dating  Thought she was a trophy  Met her at school  Post- Surgery  Pretended to be perfect  Agreed with me on everything  Seemed to like everything I did  Always had a smile (Fake or Real?)  Watched many movies after we started dating  Thought she was a trophy

7. Cooley’s Theory  “will try anything to get the attention of someone or to bring attention to them.”  “they either want to make a strong impression and awaken a desire to interest and please this person, or they are indifferent.”  “will do things that are considered traps for attention.”  "a perfect little actress."  “does things for the effect, but later there is effort to suppress the appearance.”

8. Goffman’s Perspective  Dramaturgical approach- Viewing people as actors on a stage helps us understand them  Explains process and meaning in everyday interactions  States that we are actors on a stage and put on masks, performances, and use scripts that align with the given situation

9. Francesca's Interaction  “Interaction is viewed as a "performance," shaped by environment and audience, constructed to provide others with "impressions" that are consonant with the desired goals of the actor.”  Performance- Francesca’s interaction with her mother  Environment- Home  Audience- Francesca’s family, specifically her mother  Goal impression- To appear confident and with a high level of self-esteem since her mother did not approve of her choice to have weight loss surgery

10. The Mask  To avoid giving her mother more reason to doubt her decision to have surgery, she hides her deep feelings of low self-esteem and depression  Her mask to her family is one of confidence.  She walks with her head held high, speaks clearly, smiles often, attempts to exude confidence.

11. Thorstein Veblen  Conspicuous Consumption-lavish spending on goods and services and serves as a means of attaining or maintaining social status.  Relates to Francesca’s gastric bypass surgery  Could have lost it with exercise  Chose easy way out- wasted money  Caused alienation from family, antisocial behavior emerged  Conspicuous Consumption-lavish spending on goods and services and serves as a means of attaining or maintaining social status.  Relates to Francesca’s gastric bypass surgery  Could have lost it with exercise  Chose easy way out- wasted money  Caused alienation from family, antisocial behavior emerged

12. Subjugation of Women  Veblen often pointed out the subjugation of women as they were once used as “trophies of war” by barbarians to show off success  Francesca wanted to look like a “trophy woman”  She wanted her boyfriend to adore her and be the perfect mate  This Contributed to the decision of getting surgery  Never told boyfriend this  Veblen often pointed out the subjugation of women as they were once used as “trophies of war” by barbarians to show off success  Francesca wanted to look like a “trophy woman”  She wanted her boyfriend to adore her and be the perfect mate  This Contributed to the decision of getting surgery  Never told boyfriend this

13. Sigmund freud  Id- drives and instincts  Super Ego- culture, values. Internalized expectations of others.  Ego- reconciliation between the two management of the two opposing forces  Id- drives and instincts  Super Ego- culture, values. Internalized expectations of others.  Ego- reconciliation between the two management of the two opposing forces

14. Classmate Point of view  Quiet girl who seems to have more to offer but is hiding something.  Hard to talk to seems very devoted to her boyfriend.  But doesn’t seem very happy something is on her mind or is bugging her  She is difficult to read.  She is attractive, has a nice body and is very smart however she seems out of place.  Quiet girl who seems to have more to offer but is hiding something.  Hard to talk to seems very devoted to her boyfriend.  But doesn’t seem very happy something is on her mind or is bugging her  She is difficult to read.  She is attractive, has a nice body and is very smart however she seems out of place.

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