Identity

Question 1

What does the phrase empirical self mean?

Answer 1

it reflects all the different ways we think about ourselves

Zhao 2014

William James 1890 came up with the idea of self

Question 2

What are the three parts of empirical self?

Answer 2

-material self
-social self
-spiritual self

Question 2

What does material self mean?

Answer 2

• all material things you regard as my or mine

-tangible objects
-people
-places

Question 3

What does social self mean?

Answer 3

-how we feel that we regarded and recognise by others

Question 4

What are the fice types of social identity?

Answer 4

-personal relationships
-ethnic/religion
-political affiliation
-stigmatised group
-vocation

Deaux et al 1995

Question 5

What is the spiritual self?

Answer 5

-inner psychological self
-everything that is me and mine but not tangible
-percieved abilities
-attitudes
-emotions
-intrests
-traits

Question 6

Define sociological approach to self

Answer 6

a sociological approach to self development would propose that the self emerges in and is reflective of society

(the self is always acting within social context)-stryker 1980

Question 7

Define self concept

Answer 7

a dynamic collection of self representations that are formed through personal experience and interpretation of the environment-ellis hill 2010

a persons self concept will change as they experience different relationships with their bodies,families and wider society

Question 8

Who is bourdieu and what does he argue?

Answer 8

A french sociologist
argues social class shapes habitus

Question 9

Name some interdependant inequalities

Answer 9

-class based
-gender
-ethnicity

Question 10

what are some rights and obligations of the sick role?

Answer 10

-not expected to fufill normal social obligations
-not held responsible for their illness
-should want to get well
-should seek and accept medical help

Question 11

what is biographical disruption?

Question 12

What are some examples of biographical disruptions?

Answer 12

-taken for granted assumptions and behaviours
-self image , social identities and valued roles
-explanatory systems used by people and the need to rethink ones biography and self
-requires the mobilisation of resources to face changed situations

can lead to a loss of self- charmaz 1983

Question 13

Name some legitimacies of illness and stigma

Answer 13

-enhanced stigma
-felt stigma
-need to justify ones self
-meeting social expectations
-attributing the responsibily for thr causes of illness and its treatments
-hidden distress model-scambler 2004

Question 14

Define enhanced stigma

Answer 14

discrimination based on percieved inferiority

Question 15

Define felt stigma

Answer 15

feeling shame because of fear of entacted stigma

Question 16

describe athletic identity

Answer 16

-the more a person identifies with being an athlete the harder it is to deal with athletic injuries

-elite athletes tend to have a higher athletic identity and are more apt to experience deppresive reaction after injury compared to those with lower athletic injury

Question 17

What are some advantages of athletic identity?

Answer 17

-it is argued that a strong athletic identity is a necessary requirement
-positive performance effects

Question 18

What are some disadvantages of athletic identity?

Answer 18

-over commitment
-dysfunctional practice
-burnout anad anxiety

Question 19

Describe the life thread model

Answer 19

Ellis hill 2008
Parallel life threads
Life threads frayed
Life threads join
How life strands can break or fray after injury or the physcological aspects of living with an acquired disability