Psych/Soc 3 & 4 Flashcards
What is the difference between self-concept and self-consciousness?
self-consciousness is merely awareness of oneself, self concept is the sum of an individual’s knowledge and understanding of his-herself. e.g. female, student, white, smart, future doctor, funny, etc
self-schema
long lasting and stable set of memories that summarize a person’s beliefs, experiences and generalizations about the self,
personal identity vs social identity
personal: one’s own sense of personal attributes e.g. smart, funny social: social definitions of who you are e.g. race, religion, gender, occupation, etc
t/f: the “self” is a personal and social construction of beliefs
True
Describe the features of the ADDRESSING framework

self-reference effect
the tendency to better remember information relevant to ourselves
what happens more readily? internalizing an event that runs contrary to self concept or externalizing the event?
externalizing: allows us to attribute that thing to an outside factor, thereby protecting our self-concept.
if we internalize it, we are going to have to adjust our self-concept
what are the 3 factors that impact an individuals self concept
- self efficacy: a belief in one’s own competence and effectiveness
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locus of control: whether you believe you are able to influence outcomes through your own efforts and actions
- internal locus of control: belief that you are
- external locus of control: belief that outcomes are controlled by outside forces: can lead to learned helplessness
- self-esteem: one’s overall self-evaluation of one’s self-worth. related to self-efficacy in that if you are effective at an area that you value, your self-esteem will increase
learned helplessness
when a person either has or acts like they lack of control over outcomes for long enough that they exhibit lack of action in other areas even when they have control over that situation
What is the looking glass self
the theory that a persons’s sense of self develops from interpersonal interactions such that self concepts are based on their understanding of how others percieve them.
social behaviorism
the idea that the mind and self emerge through the process of communicating with others
socialization
the process through which people learn (or teach others) to be proficient and functional members of society. It is a lifelong process
social sanctions
rewards or punishments for behaviors that are in accord with or against norms
e.g. a disapproving look by a stranger
what’s the difference between norms and mores
mores are just more important norms because they are highly important for the benefit of society and are often strictly enforced
folkways
are norms that are less important than mores but shape everyday behavior
e.g. ways of greeting
taboo
behaviors that customs forbid, may be punishable or not but always elicit disgust for the violator
e.g. cannibalism
anomie
“normlessness”
the condition in which individuals are not provided with firm guidelines in relation to norms and vlaues and there is minimal moral guidance or social ethic.
theory was developed by Emilie Durkheim
anomie is more likely to occur in a society where__________________ predominates
individualism and autonomy
(even at the expense of the greater social order.)
antinormative behavior (aka non-normative behavior)
when individuals do not conform to the expectations implicit in social structures. This is a form of deviance
what is wrong with the label of deviant?
it is a social construct and is therefore not free of error. deviance is dependent on context and culture
differential association
D for Deviant
a perspective that argues that deviance is a learned behavior resulting from interactions between individuals and their communities. deviance relies on learning the techniques and rationalizations of deviant behaviors from close personal groups:
according to the theory: individuals become deviant when their contacts with favorable atituteds towards deviance outweight their contacts with unfavorable attitudes
labeling theory
a perspective that views deviance as a social construct and that the label of “deviant” we put on people increase that person’s deviant behavior. assumes the act in itself is not deviant.
within this view, labels are internalized and can cause people to exhibit the behavior prescribed by their label and have self-fulfilling prophecies/stereotype threat
agents of social control
groups that have the power to attach stigmas to certain behaviors, typically the power groups and majorities
e.g. men in business attaching labels to working moms
stereotype threat
when people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.










