https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj What is 'the socially-constructed body'? en-us 2018-09-04 00:52:36 UTC 2025-05-11 21:42:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/305553536/49bf7001f55ae49c941bb3006012002e/download__1_.jpg chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277387542 From how we behave to how we present ourselves, nearly everything we do is socially regulated. Society is responsible for telling us what 'is' acceptable behaviour, and what isn't.
For example, from brushing our teeth three times a day to women shaving their legs, majority of our behaviour comes from standards set by our society. ]]> 2018-09-04 00:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277387542 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277389131 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozWnquxkjIA&feature=youtu.be]]> 2018-09-04 01:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277389131 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277390843 A short video explaining Foucault's post-structuralism theory.]]> 2018-09-04 01:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277390843 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277392433 Foucault's theory is based upon the Panopticon structure. The theory is based on the fact that a guard COULD potentially be watching the prisoners at all times. The prisoners are punished if they misbehave. 
As such, their behaviour adjusts so that they cannot be punished, regardless of whether they are being watched or not.
As such, the Panopticon serves as a basis for social regulation of society (conforming to a set of rules and regulations so that it becomes habit).]]> 2018-09-04 01:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277392433 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277407357 Chapter two: Conformity or Resistance?
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.une.edu.au/lib/une/reader.action?docID=1753259&ppg=29]]> 2018-09-04 03:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277407357 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277409169 Goffman is a pioneer in social theory and social regulation. ]]> 2018-09-04 03:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277409169 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277409500 DRAMATURGICAL ANALYSIS: The world is a stage and we are the 'actors'.
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT:
:- we seek to control the impression others form of us by changing or appearance and behaviour
:- Ie: the person we are interacting WITH is likewise attempting to do the same

INTERACTION ORDER:
:- social interaction built on the maintenance of face- avoiding disruption to the interactional order is KEY. ]]> 2018-09-04 03:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277409500 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277410099 It influences what we do with our own bodies, how we present ourselves, and how we read 'social messages' from other bodies.

For example: a person dressed casually in jeans and a t-shirt may be seen as more 'inviting' than somebody dressed eccentrically and not according to what is considered 'normal'. ]]> 2018-09-04 03:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/277410099 chaogirl101 https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/278244065 Everything we do, whether it is our appearance, our behaviour, or our relations with others, is socially constructed. The society we are born in is responsible for informing us what is and isn't acceptable behaviour. For example, we know as a general rule that stealing is an unacceptable behaviour, because there is a negative consequence for doing so.

Michael Foucault's Post-Structuralism Theory serves as a basis for many sociological theories. Foucault's theory relies on knowledge, one's perception of reality, and one changing their conduct of behaviour based upon that knowledge. Foucault uses the Panopticon prison concept as a basis for this theory. The prison was circular in nature, and feature a tower in the middle. Prisoners adjusted their behaviour when they knew they were being watched, for fear of being punished. When the Panopticon was introduced, the prisoners were under the impression that they were always being watched (irrespective of whether they were or not).As a result, they constantly adjusted their behaviour so they would not be punished for it.
This theory still applies to society today. In a world so intertwined with technology, our behaviour is criticised and watched almost at every moment. Our behaviour is, as a result, influenced by this. We are less likely to wear clothing with offensive slogans (such as swastikas or racist slogans) because we are likely to generate a negative reaction from this.

Body idioms are another critical element of social regulation of the body. Less extreme examples of regulation include everyday habits such as cleaning one's teeth three times a day, or women shaving their legs, and so on.
As such, it is clear that our bodies are socially regulated, whether we are aware of it or not.]]> 2018-09-06 01:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chaogirl101/j534q2sqdinj/wish/278244065