Role engulfment, the Glossary
In labeling theory, role engulfment refers to how a person's identity becomes based on a role the person assumes, superseding other roles.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Alasdair MacIntyre, Carl Jung, Childhood and Society, Deviance (sociology), Dramaturgy (sociology), Erik Erikson, Family therapy, Ideal womanhood, Identity (social science), Identity formation, Kai T. Erikson, Labeling theory, Margaret Atwood, Persona (psychology), Pride and Prejudice, Role conflict, Role model, Role suction, Self-image, Sick role, Tony Tanner (scholar), Total institution.
- Role status
- Role theory
Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (born 12 January 1929) is a Scottish-American philosopher who has contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology.
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Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology.
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Childhood and Society
Childhood and Society is a 1950 book about the social significance of childhood by the psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson.
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Deviance (sociology)
Deviance or the sociology of deviance explores the actions and/or behaviors that violate social norms across formally enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores). Role engulfment and deviance (sociology) are Criminology.
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Dramaturgy (sociology)
Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective that analyzes micro-sociological accounts of everyday social interactions through the analogy of performativity and theatrical dramaturgy, dividing such interactions between "actors", "audience" members, and various "front" and "back" stages.
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Erik Erikson
Erik Homburger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen; 15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was an American child psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings.
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Family therapy
Family therapy (also referred to as family counseling, family systems therapy, marriage and family therapy, couple and family therapy) is a branch of psychotherapy focused on families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development.
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Ideal womanhood
Ideal womanhood, perfect womanhood, perfect woman and ideal woman are terms or labels to apply to subjective statements or thoughts on idealised female traits.
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Identity is the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterize a person or a group.
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Identity formation
Identity formation, also called identity development or identity construction, is a complex process in which humans develop a clear and unique view of themselves and of their identity.
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Kai T. Erikson
Kai Theodor Erikson (born February 12, 1931) is an Austrian-born American sociologist, noted as an authority on the social consequences of catastrophic events.
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Labeling theory
Labeling theory posits that self-identity and the behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. Role engulfment and Labeling theory are Criminology.
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic.
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Persona (psychology)
The persona, for Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, is the social face the individual presented to the world—"a kind of mask, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and on the other to conceal the true nature of the individual.".
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen, published in 1813.
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Role conflict
Role conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person relating to their job or position. Role engulfment and Role conflict are role theory.
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Role model
A role model is a person whose behaviour, example, or success serves as a model to be emulated by others, especially by younger people. Role engulfment and role model are role status.
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Role suction
Role suction is a term introduced in the United States by Fritz Redl in the mid-20th century to describe the power of a social group to allocate roles to its members. Role engulfment and role suction are role status.
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Self-image
Self-image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to an objective investigation by others (height, weight, hair color, etc.), but also items that have been learned by persons about themselves, either from personal experiences or by internalizing the judgments of others.
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Sick role
Sick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected. Role engulfment and sick role are role status.
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Tony Tanner (scholar)
Paul Antony Tanner (18 March 1935 – 5 December 1998) was a British literary critic of the mid-20th century, and a pioneering figure in the study of American literature.
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Total institution
A total institution or residential institution is a place of work and residence where a great number of similarly situated people, cut off from the wider community for a considerable time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life.
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See also
Role status
- Bem Sex-Role Inventory
- Breadwinner model
- Erwin Rommel and the Bundeswehr
- Gender role
- Gender roles
- Head girl and head boy
- Honorary male
- Honorary whites
- Masculine fragility
- Master status
- Privilège du blanc
- Role
- Role congruity theory
- Role engulfment
- Role model
- Role set
- Role suction
- Sick role
- Status inconsistency
- Women in STEM fields
Role theory
- Altercasting
- Breadwinner model
- Gender role
- Gender roles
- Masculine fragility
- Role
- Role conflict
- Role engulfment
- Role set
- Role theory
- Role-taking theory
- Social behavior