Midterms: Uself Flashcards
This aspect of the self refers to the body
Physical self
Tangible aspect of the self that can be directly observed and examined
Physical self
Defined by the physical characteristics that are visible. These characteristics are the defining traits and features of the body.
Physical self
How we commonly describe a person (5 items)
Gender
Height / Weight
Complexion
Hair
Facial Features
[T/F] The physical aspect of the self includes characteristics that are internal (Kindness, Generosity, Loyalty, Obedience)
False
[T/F] The appearance of a person can be an asset or a liability
True
[T/F] Usually only the physical feature such as the face and body figure are considered bases for beauty.
True
Beauty is contextualized into 2 categories:
One that is seen by the eye
One that is felt by the heart
[T/F] Beauty is only seen and cannot be heard
False
[T/F] The very essence of beauty transcends the sight and can be heard, felt and understood
True
The concept of being fixated on acquiring material things as a way to identify oneself
Material self
The concept of Material self relates to ____’s (1890) MATERIAL SELF
William James
He defined Material Self as the self that consists of the body, clothes, immediate family, home, and other things one considers to be his or her own
William James
[T/F] The more people invest themselves in their possessions the more attached they become
True
Is the primary component of their material self
Individual’s body
[T/F] One’s immediate family is not a part of one’s material self
False
[T/F] Family members can be seen as an extension of one’s identity because the members affect one’s actions and disposition in the environment
True
Another part of the material self is one’s _____. The space that one considers as their own.
Home
[T/F] Aside from one’s clothes, body, family, and home, any other material thing that one considers their possession composes the material self
True
In the early 2000s, the use of _____ became more popular and more people started patronizing them.
credit cards
Disadvantages of credit cards
Hidden charges or unauthorized credit card transactions and fraud.
[T/F] High-income earners has access to credit cards in the past
True
_____ changed consumer culture and its role in how individuals, as consumers, function as part of the process of production and consumption. And it also modified how transactions and payments are made and done.
Credit cards
_____ holders are vulnerable to incur too much debt and may lessen one’s opportunity to save money because one’s income will be allotted for paying credit card debt
Credit card
______ is influenced in shaping how and why people consume goods and services
Advertising
Innovations and development in advertising changed _______
Consumer Culture
______ is any form, when viewed by an individual, emphasizes their identity as a consumer with the ability to avail of goods and services based on their financial capacity, preferences and practical interests
Advertisement
_____ is something a person must have in order to live. Food, clothes, shelter, medicines and many other things necessary for survival
Need
____ is something a person desires but can live without. Things that are considered as luxuries.
Wants
[T/F] One person’s wants may be another person’s needs
True
_________ means buying anything without giving much though to what they buy and the consequences that may come later on
Impulsive Buyers
[T/F] As consumers, one should know what to prioritize what would benefit them for a long time.
True
In spending money, one should be ___ and ___
practical and prudent
One should allocate their earnings for ___ so that when important reasons to expend comes in the future, they are ready.
savings
Proposed the Dramaturgical theory that claimed life is a series of interactions and performances where people enact presentation of self on a daily bases.
Goffman
This theory presents social life as a stage where in we are all actors and audience
Dramaturgical Theory
Dramaturgical Theory presents social life as a stage where in we are all ____ and ____
actors and audience
The basic dimension of Dramaturgical theory includes the setting:
- where the interaction take place.
- how interaction and presentation are contextual (time and location are important to the outcome of a particular behavior)
[T/F] Time and location are important to the outcome of a particular behavior
True
An individual’s performance on the ___ is what can be openly seen by the audience.
Front Stage
_____ is linked to what an individual would like to be kept hidden or secret.
Backstage
[T/F] Humans are unconscious of how they present themselves to others and what they keep for themselves
False
It consists of how one expresses themselves in various online platforms
Digital Self
Dichotomies of the self.
- Producer or consumer
- Offline vs Online
- Body vs Technology
3 issues that one needs to address if one wants to be seen as a responsible netizen
- Sharing Fake News
- Cyberbullying
- Sharing Viruses
A ___ should be responsible for whatever they share online and must always ensure that they will not post malicious content that may damage other people in any way
Netizen
[T/F] If you spend more than 1 hour of your time on social media, then you can be considered as a social media addict
False (more than 3 hours)
3 Negative effects of too much social media on the health:
Eye problems
Headache
Nausea
Online Gossiping can lead to:
Online Scams
Cyberbullying
Hate Messages
Destroyed friendships
The maximum hours of using social media
LESS THAN 3 hours (the lesser the better)
_____ is the idea that the self and its aspect develops as a result of our interaction with others given a specific social context. The self is also shaped and molded by the different forms of self-description and self-judgement that we use as a result of our social interactions.
Interactionist Perspective.
Bodily changes during puberty
Development of the adolescent brain
Development of primary sex characteristics
Development of secondary sex characteristics
According to ____ and ____ our sexual identity is also constructed
Ganon and Simon
[T/F] In construction of our sexual identity, having a gendered sense of self happens first
True
[T/F] Children can become sexual selves even without understanding the kind of language through which acts, feelings, and relationships become sexually meaningful to them.
False
[T/F] Sexual selfhood depends on having the ability to make sense of the self as sexual.
True
[T/F] As children, we first understand ourselves as GENDERED, because that is how everyone treats us
True
3 social processes of social categorization in relation to Gender
Baby’s genitals = sign of sex
Baby is reduced to its sex (it’s a boy / girl)
Girling the girl; Boying the boy
[T/F] The process of self-formation differ for the boys and girls
False (It does not differ, they are simply differently gendered selves by participating in gendered social interaction)
[T/F] We do not become sexual all at once
True
____ introduces the concept of supreme being(God, gods, or goddesses)as cause or reason of all phenomena.
Religion