Chapter 11 Identity Flashcards
The understanding that other people can see an object from a point of view that is different from one’s own
Visual perspective-taking
An identity that is in direct opposition to an identity that parents or other adults would support
Negative identity
A lack of interest in developing an identity
Identity diffusion
Commitment to an identity without any exploration of possibilities
Identity foreclosure
A time of exploration in search of identity, with no commitment made yet
Identity moratorium
The choice of an identity following exploration of the possibilities
Identity achievement
Rituals that publicly mark a change in status from child to adult
Rites of passage
How people feel about characteristics they associate with themselves
Self-esteem
The feelings you have about your own general self-worth
Global self-esteem
Comparing one’s own performance or characteristics to those of other people
Social comparison
School-based programs designed to boost students self-esteem, with the goal of eventually improving their academic performance
Self-esteem movement
The characteristics one aspires to in the future
Ideal self
The idea promoted by media images that is best for girls and women to be thin
Thin ideal
Stage when children can identify gender but their concept of gender relies in external appearance
Gender identity
Stage when children understand that their gender will remain stable over time, but aren’t sure that it wont change if they do activities usually performed by the other gender
Gender stability
The stage at which children understand that one’s gender remains constant despite external changes
Gender constancy
The idea that both sexes can have characteristics that are traditionally considered masculine and traditionally considered feminine
Androgyny
An approach to gender identity development that is based on each individuals owns ideas of gender consistency and pressure
Gender self-socialization model
Sexual attraction to same or opposite sex partners
Sexual orientation
The sex assigned to an individual at birth based on physical characteristics
Natal gender
Identification with a gender other than the one with which an individual was born
Transgender
Someone who has or is planning to become the other sex, possibly but not always, including biological treatment to make this transition
Transexual
Individuals who do not identify or conform to gender norms for either males or females
Gender nonconforming
Individual who identify with their natal gender
Cisgender