SOCIAL ROLE AND SUBJECT

Abstract

The following text aims to define the position of both, the subject and the social role, not only as “place of acting”, but as the place who is the source of the intention. Not only the subject in the psychoanalytical meaning, but for example, also as the “subject of the legislation”,” the subject of the contract”. In linguistic and grammatical meaning, also this is the place of he, who is speaking/acting. Furthermore, it is place which is in relationship with the identity. In particular the identity of the person, but as well as this of the social role structure. The social role is regarded in two aspects. In an individual perspective – this is the place in which the subject and his desire could be recognized. A place meant for the gaze of the Other. And in the social perspective, as a place which is already established like a concrete pattern of relatively stable characteristics. As far as this concept of the interaction of the subject and its social role can be related to the “self-image”, and suggest to some structural connotations, this paper follows the Lacanian analytical discourse.