Chapter 3- Communicating Identities

Question 1

Importance of ID

Answer 1

Every interaction affects and shapes identity.
Plays an important role in international communication.
Most US life organized around specific ID.

Question 2

Identity-

Answer 2

Who the person is.

Question 3

Two types of Identity:

Answer 3

Primary Id- Race, gender, and nationality.

Secondary Id- College major, occupation, and marital status.

Question 4

Essential characteristics

Answer 4

1. Identities created through interaction w. others.

4. Need to be understood in relation to historical, social, and cultural.

Question 5

Two kinds of perspectives communicated to us-

Answer 5

1. Particular others- People whose influence the community.

2. Generalized others- Belief endorsed by the community. Basic characteristic.

Question 6

Symbolic Interactionism-

Answer 6

Individual meaning for the objects, coming out from symbolic interaction w/ others.

Question 7

Reflected appraisals-

Answer 7

Your self images from how others view them.

Question 8

Looking glass self-

Answer 8

Self image an individual forms by imagining what others think about you.

Question 9

Social comparison-

Answer 9

Judge your characteristic based on how society view them.

Question 10

Self-fulfilling prophecy-

Answer 10

Other’s expectations about us. We behave in ways that are consistent to those expectation.

Question 11

Self-fulfilling prophecy have 2 types:

1. self-imposed
2. other-imposed

Answer 11

Self-imposed prophecy: Your expectations influenced your behavior.
Other-imposed prophecy- One person’s expectation governs another’s actions.

Question 12

Stereotype threat-

Answer 12

Stereotypical expectations can impact their performances.

Question 13

Self-concept-

Answer 13

Set of perceptions you hold of yourself.

Question 14

Self-esteem-

Answer 14

Evaluation of self worth.

Question 15

Performance of individual Identity-

Answer 15

We shows the world who we think we are.

Question 16

Self-presentation-

Answer 16

Presenting an image consistent w/ one’s personal identity.

Question 17

Role expectations-

Answer 17

Expecting one to perform in certain way.

Question 18

Racial ID-

Multiracial ID-

Answer 18

• ID w/ a particular group.

- More than 1 racial ID.

Question 19

National ID-

Answer 19

A person’s citizenship.

Question 20

Ethnic ID-

Ethnic group-

Answer 20

• Particular group that shares: national, tribal, language or religious affiliation.
• A community shares a common cultural background.

Question 21

Gender ID- 
Sexual ID- 
Age ID-
Social Class ID- 
Disability ID- 
Religious ID-

Answer 21

• ID oneself btwn masculinity and femininity.
• Gay, lesbian or straight.
• How old one can be.
• Ranking: income, occupation, and education.
• Physical or mental impairment.
• Spiritual belief.

Question 22

Identity Management

1. Perceived self-
2. Presenting self-

Answer 22

1. Honest reflection of who you want to be.

2. The way we want to appear to others.

Question 23

1. Face-

2. Facework-

Answer 23

Face- socially ID.

Facework- The way we act to maintain present image.

Question 24

1. Save face-

2. Give face-

Answer 24

Save face- Individualistic culture.

Give face- Collectivist culture.

Question 25

Why do we manage impression?

Answer 25

Social rules govern our behavior.

Accomplish personal an relational goals.

Question 26

How do we manage impression?

Answer 26

Manner.
Appearance.
Setting.