Self-Made Freaks

 Goffman asserted that everyone just wants to be accepted as "normal." If that is the case, how would Goffman explain the desire to be a "freak?"


Body Building Freaks!

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Rachael Dolezal: Race Freak

  • What makes a person choose NOT to be "normal"?
  • How does someone choose their "freak"?
  • What significance does this have for our reading of Goffman?
  • How would Bogden explain this phenomenon?

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