Lesson 3 - Sociological Perspective Of the Self Part 2 Flashcards
Contemporary view: What is the self
- Separate
- Self-contained and independent
- Consistent
- Unitary
- Private
unique, distinct of others
SEPARATE
distinct with its own
thoughts, characteristics and volition
SELF-CONTAINED AND INDEPENDENT
enduring, expected to persist for quite some time
CONSISTENT
center of all experiences and thoughts
UNITARY
isolated from the external world , the self lives with its own
world different from the environment
PRIVATE
Argue that the self should not be seen as a static entity that stay
constant though and through
Social Constructivist
The self must be seen as something that is in increasing flux, in a
constant struggle with the external reality and is malleable in its
dealings with society
Social Constructivist
We ourselves play different roles, act in different ways depending on
our circumstances.
Social Constructivist
Every self has 2 faces. moi and personne
Marcel Mauss
refers to a person’s sense of who he is, his body, and his basic
identity, his biological givenness. Person’s basic identity
Moi
is composed of the social concepts of what it means to be
who he is - this is what adjust to social settings
Personne
More than his givenness (personality, tendencies, and propensities),
one is believed to be in
active participation in the shaping of the
self
Men and women in their growth and development engage actively in
the shaping of the self
Genes and Heredity Factors (Physical Appearance, personality
characteristics)
Nature