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
Environment variables (experiences, how we were raised,
social relationships, culture)
Nurture
Both Factors Play a critical role in Personality Development
Nature and Nurture
Refers to customs, arts, social institutions and
achievements of a particular nation, people, or other
social group
Culture
Product of human interaction and a social heritage
that have been transmitted through generations.
Culture
Learned and not inborn
Culture
Components of culture
- Norms
- Language
- Values
- Fashion, Fads, and Craze
guides or models of behaviors which tells us what is right or wrong /
what is appropriate and inappropriate
NORMS
refers to customary patterns of everyday life that specify what is
socially correct and proper in everyday life
Folkways
in contrast to folkways, are seen as extremely important and
more considered vital for the group’s welfare and survival.
Mores
norms that are enforced formally by a special political organization
Laws
system of symbols that have specific and arbitrary meaning in
given society
LANGUAGE
Laws - norms that are enforced formally by a special political
organization
VALUES
short lived social norms with which people are
expected to comply with
FASHION, FADS, AND CRAZE
- Family comes first
- Views one holds about the world, values upholds in making
choices and decisions, and the habits and persistent
behaviors one carries have been formed in the context of
one’s family and home environment.
Filipino Cultures
Persuasive effects of people have on each other
Social Influence
Three main areas of Social Influence
- Conformity
- Compliance
- Obedience
When others’ presence facilitates or affects our performance
Social FACILITATION
When others’ presence inhibits our performance
Social INHIBITION
Tendency of people to exert less effort to achieve a goal
when they are in a group
Social LOAFING
This occurs when a group makes faulty or ineffective
decisions for the sake of reaching a consensus
GROUPTHINK
Groups of people who do not exactly meet their society’s
ideals
SUBCULTURES
People of one culture sometimes become upset when
they are confronted with those of another culture
Culture Shock
This means the dysfunction in, or inability of a given
society to adopt a culture immediately as a result of
disparity in the rate of change between the material
and non-material elements of the culture.
CULTURE LAG
