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Who described the dual thinking by differentiating between the “I” and “me”?

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George Herbert Mead

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“Me”

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Object of thought

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“I”

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Subject of thought

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Theory of Mind

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The recognition that other minds exist, followed by the realization that we can try and imagine others mental states

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Mirroring Neurons

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Cells in the brain that fire in identical ways if we are observing or performing an action (don’t differentiate between the self and others)

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Self-concept

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Understanding of who we are based on personality traits, physical characteristics, ancestry, etc. (Charles Holton Cooley)

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Looking Glass Self

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Self that emerges as a result of seeing ourselves as we think others see us. EX: Parents impress self image onto children

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Research Subject

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Person who agrees to take part in a research project

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Social Psychology

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Study of the interface between the individual and society

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Generalized Others

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Imagined members of specific social groups (incorporate these others into our looking glass self)

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Self-fulfilling prophecy

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Phenomenon in which what people believes is true becomes true even if it wasn’t

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Self-narrative

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Our reality (not a “true” story–we don’t perfectly remember every single interaction we have ever had)

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Culture

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Entire way of life for a group of people

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Socialization

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The lifelong learning process by which we become members of our cultures

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Culturally competent

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Ability to understand and navigate our cultures with ease

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Social construct

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An influential and shared interpretation of reality that will vary across time and space

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Social construction

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The process by which we layer objects with ideas, fold concepts into one another, and build connections between them

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Signifiers

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Things that stand for other things (EX: Louis Vuitton Logo = Wealthy)

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Categories

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Subsets of things we believe are sufficiently similar to one another to be considered the same (EX: Vegetables)

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Binaries

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Categories we see as opposite or otherwise in opposition (Love & Hate)

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Sequences

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Ideas arranged into a specific chronological order (Born, Live, Die)

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Associations

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Ideas that have nothing special in common except that they are connected by a third idea (Rain & Flowers = Spring)

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Hierarchies

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Ideas placed into ranked relationships (Bachelors, Masters, PhD)

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Symbolic Structure

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A constellation of social constructs connected and opposed to one another in overlapping networks of meaning (American Culture = English, Flags, Burgers)

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Cultural objects
Natural items given symbolic meaning (Stop sign)
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Cultural Cognitions
Shared ideas and values (Red means stop)
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Cultural Practices
Habits or routines that people frequently perform (Stopping at a stop sign)
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Cultural Bodies
Culturally influenced capacities that include physiological responses (moving foot to brake at stop sign)
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Social learning
The transmission of knowledge and practices from one individual to another
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Cultural Beliefs
Ideas about what is true and false
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Cultural Values
Notions as to what is right and wrong
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Cultural Norms
Shared expectations for behavior
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Resocialization
The unlearning of old beliefs in favor new ones (converting religions)
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Interpersonal socialization
Efforts of others to help us become culturally competent
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Subcultures
Subgroups within society that have distinct cultural ideas, objects, practices, and boddies (Hobbies/Activities)
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Self-Socialization
Active efforts we make to ensure we're competent members of our cultures
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Social ties
The connections between us and other people
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Social Networks
Webs of ties that link us to each other and the other people
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Homophily
Our tendency to connect with others who are similar to us
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Media Socialization
Includes all cultural competence we gain through our exposure to media
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Culture as a value thesis
The idea that we're socialized into culturally specific moralities that guide feelings about what is right and wrong
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Culture as rationale thesis
The idea that we are socialized into culturally specific arguments with which we can justify why we feel something is right or wrong
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Hidden curriculum
A set of values and behaviors that we are indirectly taught in school
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Distinction
Active efforts to affirm identity categories and place ourselves and others into their subcategories
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Positive Distinction
The claim that members in your own group are superior to members in other groups
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In group bias
Preferential treatment of members of our own group, and mistreatment of others
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Minimal group paradigm
The tendency of people to form groups and actively distinguish themselves from others for the most trivial of reasons (Tajfel)
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Social Identity theory
People are inclined to form social groups and incorporate membership into their identities
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Psychological Wage
A noneconomic good given to one group as a measure of superiority over other groups (W.E.B Du Bois)
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One Drop Rule
Anyone with any trace of Black ancestry should be considered black
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Blood Quantum Rule
A law limiting legal recognition of American Indians to those who have at least a certain level of documented indigenous activity
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Ethnicity
Identity based on collective measures of a shared history and distinctive culture
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Doing Identity
the active performance of social identities
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Conspicuous Consumption
Spending elaborately on gods/services with sole purpose of displaying ones wealth (Thorstein Veblen)
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Status Elite
People who carry many positively regarded social identities
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Intersectionality
Recognition that our lives are shaped by multiple interacting identities
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Social Interaction
Moments we share with other people
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Social Rules
Culturally specific norms, policies, and laws that guide our behavior
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Folkways
Loosely enforced social norms
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Mores
Tightly enforced norms that carry moral significance
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Taboos
Social prohibitions so strong that the thought of violating them can be sickening
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Social Sanctions
Reactions by others aimed at promoting conformity
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Account
An excuse that explains our rule breaking but also affirms that the rule is good and right
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Symbolic Interactionism
The theory that social interaction depends on the social construction of reality
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Dramaturgy
The practice of looking at social life as a series of performances in which we're actors on a metaphorical stage
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Impression Management
Efforts to control how we're perceived by others
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Face
A version of ourselves that we want to project in a specific way
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Front Stage
A public space in which we are aware of having an audience
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Back Stage
Private or Semi private spaces in which we can relax or rehearse
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Interpersonal Discrimination
Prejudicial behavior displayed by individuals
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Field Experiment
A type of experiment that involves a test of a hypothesis outside the laboratory
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Enthnomethodology
Research aimed at revealing the underlying shared logic that is the foundation of social interactions
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Breaching
Purposefully breaking a social rule in order to test how others respond

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