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Group 1 Flashcards

1
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“Know thyself”

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Ancient Greek Aphorism

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-Made famous by WIlliam James
-the self is what happens when “I”
reflects back upon “Me.”
The self is both the I and the
Me—it is the knower, and it is
what the knower knows when the
knower reflects upon itself

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Reflexivity

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the self is what happens when “__”
reflects back upon “__.”

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I and Me

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The ____ is both the I and the
Me—it is the knower, and it is
what the knower knows when the
knower reflects upon itself

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Self

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Three psychological categories

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•Social actor
•Motivated agent
•Autobiographical author

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enacts roles and displays traits by performing behaviors in the
presence of others.

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Social actor

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acts upon inner desires and formulates goals, values, and plans to
guide behavior in the future.

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Motivated agent

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who takes stock of life — past, present, and future — to create a story about who I am, how I came to be, and where my life may be going.

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Autobiographical author

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a collective understanding of the way the world works, shared by members of a group and passed down from one generation to the next

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CULTURE

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TWO PATTERNS OF CULTURE

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•Individualism
•Collectivism

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a community that prioritizes the individual over the collective
group

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Individualism

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a community that prioritizes the group over the individual

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Collectivism

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People are unique; some distinguish themselves and enjoy higher status

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Vertical:Individualist

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People emphasize their connectedness and must do their
duty; some enjoy other status

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Vertical:Collectivist

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People are unique; most people have same status

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Horizontal:Individualist

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People emphasize their connectedness and work toward their common goal; most people have same status

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Horizontal: Collectivist

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17
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the process through which
people learn to be proficient
members of a society

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Socialization

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18
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● “Delocalized” self
●
“The struggle for one’s identity is possible in the modern society through the replacement of religio-theological
traditions by rational and scientific calculations.” - Clifford Geertz (1972)

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The Self as a Product of
Modern Society among Others

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“The struggle for one’s identity is possible in the modern society through the replacement of religio-theological traditions by rational and scientific calculations.”

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Clifford Geertz (1972)

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Problems of Modernization

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•The newfound freedom threatens the very authenticity of the self.
•Alienation (Marx) - humans being hunted by the very images they have created.
•Objectification of the body.
•Dehumanization of the self.

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21
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To discover the “true” and authentic part of yourself to realize your potentials, there is a need to abolish ________.

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repressive social constraints.

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22
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“In modern society, the attainment and
stability of self-identities is freely chosen;
not strictly limited with traditions and customs. In postmodern society, self-identity change due to the demands of multitude of social context, new
information technology, and globalization.”

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Post-Modern View of the Self

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23
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“In modern society, the attainment and
stability of self-identities is freely chosen;
not strictly limited with traditions and
customs. In postmodern society, self-identity change due to the demands of multitude of social context, new
information technology, and globalization.”

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Gerry Lanuza

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Manifestations of “digitalized” self according to N. Green:

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  1. Information technology dislocates the self, thus it is “digitalized” in cyberspace.
  2. Global migration produces multicultural identities.
  3. Post-modern selves are “pluralized” selves.
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  1. Information technology dislocates the self, thus it is “_____”
    in cyberspace.
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Digitalized

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26
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________ produces multicultural identities.

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Global migration

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27
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Post-modern selves are “______” selves.

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Pluralized

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28
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Individual achieve self-identity through
prestige symbols and we consume goods
that will give us a feeling of goodness
instead of choosing our needs.

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Concept from Jean Baudrillard

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29
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● Self is made through socialization but it is not entirely to blame for how you define yourself.
● We construct ourselves based on our social roles through
socialization agents such as family, school, community, etc.

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Social Construction of the Self

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● Self is made through _______ but it is not entirely to blame for how you define yourself.

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socialization

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31
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● We construct ourselves based on our social roles through socialization agents such as _______, _____, _______ etc.

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family, school, community, etc.

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32
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● Memories play an essential role in creating our identity which affects our social transformation.
● Self-creation through “imagined communities”.
● Racial and ethnic identities serve as challenge of creating self-identity, since it is necessarily grounded on collective solidarities.

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Self-Creation, Collective Identity, and
the Struggle for Cultural Recognition

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33
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_______ play an essential role in creating our identity which
affects our social transformation.

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Memories

34
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Factors Affecting Societal Perspective

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•Age

•Gender

•Influence

35
Q

Society tends to respect elders due to
their experience and the society we live
in are built by them.

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Age

36
Q

The ability of what and what you
cannot do based on your gender also
is a factor in societal perspective.

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Gender

37
Q

People tend to get close or follow you
based on what you can do or the
influence you held within society.

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Influence

38
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Factors Affecting Societal Perspective

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•Intelligence

•Socioeconomic Status

•Beauty

39
Q

In some academic institutions, society
tend to be favorable to those who are
book-smart.

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Intelligence

40
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Money gets respected in a lot of
aspect in society. The more money
you have the more they respect you.

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Socioeconomic Status

41
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Society tends better to those who are
pleasant in the eyes. This stereotype
is also known as “Pretty Privilege”

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Beauty

42
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people value their own personal and social worth by assessing how they compare to others (Festinger, 1954).

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Social Comparison

43
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Occurs when people compare
themselves to someone they perceive to
be superior (Wheeler, 1966)
Positive Effects: Hope and Inspiration
Negative Effects: Dissatisfaction and
Envy
Frog-Pond Effect - Individuals evaluate
themselves as worse than they actually
are when in a group of higher-performing
individuals.

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Upward Social Comparison

44
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Upward Social Comparison
Positive Effects:_____
Negative Effects:_____

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Positive Effects: Hope and Inspiration
Negative Effects: Dissatisfaction and
Envy

45
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Upward Social Comparison

Individuals evaluate themselves as worse than they actually are when in a group of higher-performing individuals.

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Frog-Pond Effect

46
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Defined by making a comparison with
someone perceived to be inferior (Wills,
1981).
Positive Effects: Gratitude
Negative Effects: Scorn
Dunning-Kruger Effect - people with low
ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of task or area of knowledge
tend to overestimate their ability or
knowledge.

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Downward Social Comparison

47
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Downward Social Comparison
Positive Effects:_____
Negative Effects:_____

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Positive Effects: Gratitude
Negative Effects: Scorn

48
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Downward Social Comparison

people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of task or area of knowledge
tend to overestimate their ability or
knowledge.

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Dunning-Kruger Effect

49
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  • Are the stable features of a society or
    culture.
  • Serve as a collection of resources with
    knowledge, skills, and values.
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Social Institutions

50
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Governments are important social institutions responsible for setting rules and enforcing them to define how individuals integrate into society.

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Social Institution:
- Government

51
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● prepares students to contribute to society and have a
productive future it also helps to socialize children and
young adults by teaching them the norms, values, and
beliefs of their culture.
● provides people with the skills and knowledge they need to
function in society.

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Social Institution:
- School/Education

52
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can be considered a reflection of the need to establish norms, values, and morals as well as the need to belong to a social institution.

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Social Institution:
- Religion

53
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The first agents of socialization. Mothers and fathers, siblings and grandparents, plus members of an extended family, all teach a child what he or she needs to know.

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Other agents of socialization:
- Family

54
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made up of people who are similar in age/social
status and who share interests. Peer group
socialization begins in the earliest years.

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Other agents of socialization:
- Peer Group

55
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Mass media distribute impersonal information to a wide audience, via television, newspapers, radio, and the Internet. Media contributes to socialization by inundating us with messages about norms and expectations.

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Other agents of socialization:
- Mass Media

56
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Both can provide individuals with sense of identity.

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Education vs Religion

57
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Education provide individuals with knowledge and skills. Which then can help shape a sense of self efficiency and competency.

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Education vs Religion:
-Education

58
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provide individuals with a sense through values, beliefs, that shape sense of purpose and belonging

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Education vs Religion:
-Religion

59
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Family vs. Government
-Both of them provide sense of security

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Family vs. Government

60
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provide emotional support, attachment with can contribute to the sense of self worth and belonging.

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Family vs. Government:
-Family

61
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provide legal rights, social programs, policies which can contribute to an individual’s sense of citizenship and social responsibility.

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Family vs. Government
-Government

62
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the process by which people build their sense of self on how they think others perceive them. People utilize social
interaction as a kind of mirror, measuring their own worth, values, and behavior against that of others.

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looking-glass self

63
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LOOKING-GLASS SELF

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CHARLES HORTON COOLEY

64
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three-step process of the looking-glass self

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1.) People imagine how they look in the eyes of others
2.) People imagine how others judge them
3.) People develop feelings and responses
based on the received judgements

65
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Social interactions shape how people perceive themselves. Therefore, people do not naturally possess the idea of themselves. Instead, it grows as a person
interacts with others through social experiences and interactions throughout their life.
The “me” and the “I” refer to how one’s identity is shaped by others and how one reacts to this external influence. These concepts are fundamental to one’s sense of self. Language, play, and games help people strengthen and develop their sense of self.

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THE SOCIAL SELF

66
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shape how people perceive themselves. Therefore, people do not naturally possess the idea of themselves. Instead, it grows as a person interacts with others through social experiences and interactions throughout their life.

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Social interactions

67
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The ____ and _____ refer to how one’s identity is shaped by others and how one reacts to this external influence. These concepts are fundamental to one’s sense of self.

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me” and the “I”

68
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help people strengthen and develop their sense of self.

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•Language
•Play
•games

69
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three distinct stages of self development Mead suggested.

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1.) Preparatory / Language Stage

2.) Play Stage

3.) Game Stage

70
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Preparatory / Language Stage

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Imitation

71
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Play Stage

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Pretend play

72
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Game Stage

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Generalized Other

73
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The socialized aspect of an individual that represents learned behaviors , attitudes and expectations and of society

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The “Me”

74
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Represents the individual’s identity in response to the “me”

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The “ I “

75
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THE SOCIAL SELF

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GEORGE HERBERT MEAD

76
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DRAMATURGY

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Erving Goffman

77
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The belief that individuals are actors in a play that lasts for a lifetime.

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DRAMATURGY

78
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•believed that we are thrown onto the stage of everyday life when we are born, and part of our socialization is learning how to play the roles that have been assigned to us from other people.
• In the presence of others, we play out our parts as they play out their parts in interaction with us.
•He had the view that everything we do is a performance on the stage of life.

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Erving Goffman

79
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Concepts of Self

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Front stage self

Back stage Self

80
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Actions are those that are visible to the audience and are part of the performance

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Front stage self

81
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Actions that are not visible to the audience and free of expectations and the norms

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Back stage Self

82
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•also called self-presentation involves the processes by which people control how they are perceived by others.
•People are more motivated to control how others perceived them when they believe that their public images are relevant to the attainment of desired goals.

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Impression Management

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