The Sociology of Doing Nothing
A Model "Adopt a Stigma in a Public Place" Exercise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Bettez Halnon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1318944 |
| OpenAlex | W2053638443 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
The doing nothing assignment is offered as a methodologically detailed, theoretically grounded, and easily implemented exercise for teaching students about stigma. It also provides students with the opportunity to do sociology and to learn about everyday interpretations of social life. This paper provides a discussion of the advantages of this stigma simulation, safety issues related to the exercise, and methods teachers can use to assess student learning. Goffman's works on stigma and Scott and Lyman's concept of accounts frame an analysis of student reports. A composite narrative of doing nothing highlights how the experience unfolds from beginning to end
Epistemology · Nothing · Social science · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Cultural Identity and Representation · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2020 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |