The ‘Semiotic Self’: From Peirce and Mead to Wiley and Singer

Bakker, J. I.

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“…Language is seen as the primary, but not the only, form of symbolic interaction. For example, eye contact, which is a subtle form of symbolic interaction, which can lead to varying interpretations of meaning (Bakker ). Indeed such subtle nuances of communication can lead to misunderstandings between care workers and older people, especially where care workers are from difference cultures (Stevens, Hussein and Manthorpe ).…”

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Interactional perspectives on the mistreatment of older and vulnerable people in long‐term care settings

Stevens

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Dixon³

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British Journal of Sociology

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WordsThis article draws on a study aimed at developing theoretical and methodological understanding of the abuse and neglect (mistreatment) of older people in long-term care settings such as care homes and hospitals. It presents an interactionist account of mistreatment of older people in such establishments. Starting with an outline of definitional issues surrounding the topic, the allied concept of dignity is also briefly explored, and one important model described; we present dignity as the converse of mistreatment. The article argues for the potential of a positioning theory analysis of mistreatment. Positioning theory proposes that interactions are based on taking of 'positions', clusters of rights and duties to act in certain ways and impose particular meanings, which enable or prohibit access to certain storylines. It is argued that 'malignant' positioning can contribute to the creation of a climate that allows mistreatment to take place, or fails to prohibit its development.Mistreatment of people with dementia is used as an illustration, and it is argued that this is potentially generated by negative feedback loops of behaviour patterns, interpretations and malignant positioning by staff or family carers and subsequent response to these interpretations by the person with dementia. Positioning theory also allows for an explanation of the importance and impact of organisational cultures and social factors such as ageism. Individual staff members take positions, use meanings and develop storylines imbued with such factors. This understanding therefore overcomes some of the potential 3 confusions created by concepts such as organisational or institutional abuse, removing the need to ascribe intentions and personal responsibility to such constructs. The article concludes with some suggestions for further research to develop an understanding of the kinds of cultures that allow mistreatment and consequently to inform the development of protective measures.

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Section: Mistreatment and Positioning Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactional perspectives on the mistreatment of older and vulnerable people in long‐term care settings

Stevens

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Dixon³

et al. 2013

British Journal of Sociology

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G offman, E rving

Bakker

2017

The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory

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The sociologist Erving Goffman (1922–1982) became noted for his contributions to the study of interaction in everyday‐life situations. Goffman's The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is one of the “books of the century” according to the International Sociological Association (ISA) poll, and has been translated into many other languages. He was not a psychologist and he did not contribute directly to psychology as a discipline, hence few psychological social psychologists cite him in their work. The social psychological study of everyday life by sociologists contributes to the qualitative sociological study of social psychology, but is rejected by many quantitative psychologists. Goffman is best known for emphasizing the “presentation” of one's self in public places. He differentiates the sociological “front stage” of public life from the “back stage” of one's private life. His approach was eclectic, but as an astute observer he noticed subtle nuances of interaction patterns that others did not see. He has been criticized for too often changing his key terms and for not always making a consistent argument from one book to another. He was consistent in his method, often called a “dramaturgical approach” because it involves seeing the world as a stage. Goffman remains one of the most widely read sociologists and he is often seen as a leading symbolic interactionist theorist.

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The Datafied Identity and Latent Self‐Commodification

2020

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The ‘Semiotic Self’: From Peirce and Mead to Wiley and Singer

Cited by 7 publications

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Interactional perspectives on the mistreatment of older and vulnerable people in long‐term care settings

Interactional perspectives on the mistreatment of older and vulnerable people in long‐term care settings

G offman, E rving

The Datafied Identity and Latent Self‐Commodification

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