Uts Flashcards
ANTHROPOLOGY
The discipline in UTS that focuses more on the idea of the Self as a product of culture and the community a person belongs.
Example sentence: Anthropology explores how cultural practices shape individual identity.
The discipline in UTS that studies the Self by investigating the individual person’s behavior and cognitive processes.
Example sentence: Psychology examines how cognitive processes influence self-perception.
PSYCHOLOGY
PHILOSOPHY
The discipline in UTS that caters to a wide variety of ways of thinking about the notion of the Self, highlighting themes such as essence, meaning, authenticity, existence, and purpose in life.
Example sentence: Philosophy delves into the meaning of existence and the concept of authenticity.
SOCIOLOGY
The discipline in UTS that posits that the Self is developed by the different interactions and institutions.
Example sentence: Sociology examines how social interactions shape individual identity.
ENCULTURATION
The transmission of culture from one generation to the next.
Example sentence: Enculturation ensures the continuity of cultural practices within a society.
CULTURE
This is characterized by language, tradition, norms, folkways, religion, worldviews, and practices.
Example sentence: Culture shapes individuals’ beliefs and behaviors.
PERSONALITY
Refers to a more enduring concept in understanding the self and is considered as the defining construct of a person.
Example sentence: Personality traits influence how individuals perceive themselves and interact with others.
AGENTIC VIEW
A social cognitive psychology concept developed by Albert Bandura that acknowledges one’s ability to self-regulate, be proactive, self-reflect, and self-organize.
Example sentence: The agentic view emphasizes individuals’ capacity to control their actions and thoughts.
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
The alteration of the presentation of the self that was coined by Goffman.
Example sentence: Impression management involves controlling how others perceive oneself in social situations.
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
The ability to relate personal experience to public concerns.
Example sentence: Sociological imagination allows individuals to understand the broader social context of their personal experiences.
DIALECTIC METHOD
The method in ancient philosophy wherein a person knows things, including knowing the Self, by asking questions and ‘talking to the self,’ and accepting that fact, humans can be wrong and learn from mistakes.
Example sentence: The dialectic method encourages self-reflection and critical thinking in philosophical inquiries.
ESSENCE
The philosophical concept that refers to the necessary component of things that, when applied to the Self, is always part of you even if you take away unnecessary things in your life - your properties, titles, etc.
Example sentence: Essence represents the core identity of an individual beyond superficial attributes.
EXISTENTIALISM
The school of thought in Philosophy that circulates on the premise that humans can freely make choices in life to be authentic.
Example sentence: Existentialism emphasizes individual freedom and responsibility in shaping one’s own identity.
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
This theory stipulates that society is composed of interpretations we make about personal engagements.
Example sentence: Symbolic interactionism examines how symbols and gestures influence social interactions and identity formation.
COLLECTIVE IDENTITY
The notion that an individual will portray the appropriate identity depending on which group he or she is interacting with.
Example sentence: Collective identity reflects how individuals adapt their self-presentation to fit within different social groups.
