Identity Flashcards
1
Q
Social construction of self
A
Acquired behaviour, constructed in conjunction with other people
2
Q
Charles Horton Cooley- Looking Glass Self
A
Imagine ourselves through the perspective of others
- Imagination of our appearance to other person
- Perceived judgement of our appearance
- Reaction to that perceived judgement
3
Q
George Herbert Mead- I and Me
A
Both subject of I and Me
I- spontaneous and creative element
Me- socially constructed
4
Q
Erving Goffman
A
How we consciously manage ourselves in social interactions- reflexive process
Concept of roles, hard to break out of
5
Q
Roles
A
Aspect of social life through which we produce and present a range of selves; offer ourselves to judgement of others
6
Q
Saturated Self
A
No real essence, just multiple representations, constructed by other people
Fractured, unstable, easily changed
