Sociological Self Flashcards

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According to him, no topic is more interesting to people than people for most people. Moreover, the most interesting is the self.

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Roy F. Bausmeister

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According to him, there are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to one’s self.

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Benjamin Franklin

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What we know and believe about ourselves

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Self concept

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Beliefs about the self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information

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Self schema

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An element of self-concept which can define your self

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Self schema

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Mental template by which we organize our worlds

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Schemas

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Self concept is divided into two

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Sense of self and actual self

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Sense of Self

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Self schema and Possible self

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Actual self

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Self concept
Self knowledge
Self esteem
Social self

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Image of what we dream of or dread becoming in the future

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Possible self

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How we maintain who you are with the presence of others

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Social self

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The self is defined in the social perspective based on how a person deals with one’s self, with others, with society, and the world

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Social self

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The only two populations in this world

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You and others

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14
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According to him, self is the outcome of social interaction

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George Herbert Mead

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The production of self is constrained by social norms

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Goffman

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The self is fully autonomous, believing that equality between individuals is ideal

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The more complex the culture, the more confusing is the identity/self

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Markus and Kitayama

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The theory of the self is according to

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George Herbert Mead

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The self arises out of the social act of communication, which is the basis for socialization

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G mead: social self

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Stages of development of self

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Language (imitation)
Play stage
Game stage

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Develops self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures,words and sounds

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Internalizes the attitudes of others who are significant to him through enacting the roles of

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Play stage

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Develop self by allowing individuals to understand and adhere to the rules of the activity

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Game stage

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Two facets of the self

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Cognitive Object-self The known Represents learned behaviors, attitudes, and expectations of others and of society
Me
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The individual's identity based on response to the 'me' Self as the subject The knower
I
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Social interaction may be linked to a theater, and people in everyday life to actors on a stage, each playing a variety of roles
Self as a performer (Goffman)
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Region where the actors are on stage before an audience, and their consciousness of that audience and the audience's expectations for the role they should play and influence the actor's behavior
Front stage
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Region where individuals can relax, be themselves, and the role or identity that they play when they are in front of others.
Backstage or back region
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The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are.
Spotlight effect
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The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others
Illusion of transparency
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Evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others
Social comparison
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Success
Motivation
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Failure
Low self esteem
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Development of the social self
• the roles we play • the social identities we form • the comparisons we make with others • our successes and failures • how other people judge us • the surrounding culture