Chapter 5

Question 1

self-concept

Answer 1

idea that someone has a true inner core that makes them who they are

Question 2

personality

Answer 2

term used to describe someones idenitity casually- who they are or what they are like

Question 3

If its know to self and others its…

Answer 3

arena

Question 4

if its know to self but not others its

Answer 4

facade

Question 5

if its known to others and not to self its

Answer 5

blind spot

Question 6

if its knows to neither self or others

Answer 6

its unknown

Question 7

self-disclosure

Answer 7

info that others wouldnt know unless you made them aware of it

Question 8

revelation of your identity is

Answer 8

dynamic, continuous, and circular

Question 9

dialectic tension

Answer 9

to feel a pull in two different directions

Question 10

norm of reciprocacy

Answer 10

give as much information about yourself as you take from others

Question 11

there is a social context for identity

Answer 11

society influences the way you think about identity

and the otherpeople may influence how someones identity is expressed

Question 12

labeling

Answer 12

particular style of name that labels the characteristics you want to stand out

Question 13

altercasting

Answer 13

force someone into an identity and burden them to live up to the expectation

Question 14

symbolic self

Answer 14

a self that exists to other people and goes beyond what it means to you

Question 15

symbolic interactionism

Answer 15

how broad social forces affect or even transact an individuals view of who he or she is

Question 16

attitude of reflection

Answer 16

to think about how youlook in other peoples eyes or to reflect on the fact that other people can see you as a social object from their point of view

Question 17

how is your identity transacted?

Answer 17

1. you take into yourself the beliefs and prevailing norms of the society you live in
2. you are held to accountfor the identity that you project by those people you hang out with

Question 18

front region

Answer 18

where your proper self is performed

Question 19

back region

Answer 19

how you act casually

Question 20

performative self

Answer 20

doing of the identity that they have claimed for themselves

Question 21

predicaments

Answer 21

present a greater challenge to the performative self

Question 22

teamwork

Answer 22

people work together to uphold each others face

Question 23

accountable self

Answer 23

allows your identity to be morally judged by other people

Question 24

moral accountability

Answer 24

society judges your actions and choices you make and this encourages you to act a certain way