Identity (5/12) Flashcards
Idenity
How we view ourselves
Forms of idenity
age
race- based on physical characteristics
ethnicity- refers to ones cultural background
nationality- political and legal concept that is independent of race and ethnicity
Gender identity
social construct: male female nonbinary genderfluid agender genderqueer
Sexual orientation
who people are attracted to as sexual partners
Categories of indentity
socioeconomic class religion
Social factors
Explicit or implicit, socialization shapes gender norms, roles and identity
Freud’s psychosexual perspective
Conflicts or complexes acquired in various developmental stages can impact a person’s identity
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development
Morality in the light of social conventions can shape political identity and sense of self
Looking-glass self
Our perceptions of how other people perceive us shape how we see ourselves
Looking-glass self
proposed by George Herbert Mead
Role-playing/role taking
Essential to inhabiting and understanding others’ perspective
child hames help replicate social expectations
Impression management
impacts how others see us in specific social settings
What does role-playing impact?
self
Reference groups
groups we compare ourselves to
Socialization
how people and institutions from society shape out acquisition of social norms and expectations
Self-concept
how we perceive ourselves
Self-schemas
The list of traits we give ourselves. organized, specific concepts about ourselves
EX) i am a great younger sister and i enjoy science more than history
Self-verification
the desire for others to perceive us how we perceive ourselves
Self-identity
with a greater emphasis on social identity
EX) social class
Locus of control
where we place responsibility for events/outcomes
Internal locus of control
seeing oneself as responsible for events
External locus control
Explaining events in terms of external forces
Self-efficacy
Perception of self as capable of acting effectively in a given setting
-defined in narrow terms
Self-esteem
overall sense of worth
