The Social Self Flashcards
What are the three different types of the self according to William James?
Material self (body, family)
Spiritual Self (emotions and desires)
Social Self (interactions with others)
What did Charles Horton Cooley come up with?
Looking glass self
What is symbolic interactionism?
How people create meaning through their interactions with others.
how we see ourselves through other peoples views on us.
What did George Herbert Mead come up with?
“The generalized Other”.
What is Self-Concept?
The complete self-beliefs people have about themselves.
What is self-schemas?
The distinct separate beliefs about oneself that form the self-concept
What are self-schematics and self-aschematic
self-schematic is an important specific trait to them and makes up a larger part of their self-concept.
the specific trait is not important to them and makes up a smaller part of their self-concept
What is self-concept clarity?
the extent to which self-schemas are clearly defined and consistent with each other over time.
What is the multiple-role theory?
more roles = more chance for growth opportunities, better well-being.
What do future self-schemas reflect?
desired self
feared self
definition of self-esteem
what is contingent self esteem?
person’s subjective appraisal of the self as intrinsically positive or negative
sources of self esteem vary for each person.
social identity theory definition:
part of individual self-concept derived from knowledge of a social group together with a value and emotional significance attached to that social group.
what is self-perception theory?
people learn about themselves by examining their own thoughts and behaviours.
what is self-discrepancy theory?
theory that focuses on peoples perceptions of the discrepancies between self and actual self. theory examines emotional responses to these discrepancies.
what is the regulatory focus theory?
theory thhat people have two different self regulatory systems -
promotion = people are more approach-orientated in construction the self
prevention = more avoidant in constructing the self
what is the social comparison theory?
theory of the self, arguing that to learn the self, you must compare yourself with other people.
upward and downward social comparisons.
