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25 Cards in this Set
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Identity |
Who a person is; composed of individual and social categories a person identifies with, as well as the categories that others identify with that person |
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Reflected Appraisals |
The idea that people's self-images arise primarily from the ways that others view them and from the many messages they have received from others about who they are |
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Looking-glass Self |
The idea that self-image results from the images others reflect back to an individual |
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Particular Others |
The important people in an individual's life whose opinions and behavior influence the various aspects of identity |
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Generalized Other |
the collections of roles,rules,norms,beliefs, and attitudes endorsed by the community in which a person lives |
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Self-fulfilling Prophecy |
When an individual expects something to occur, the expectation increases the likelihood that it will, as the expectation influences behavior |
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Stereotype Threat |
Process in which reminding individuals of stereotypical expectations regarding important identities can impact their performance |
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Self-concept |
The understanding of one's unique characteristics as well as the similarities to, and differences from, others |
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Self-esteem |
Part of one's self-concept; arises out of how one perceives and interprets reflected appraisals social comparisons |
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Self-respect |
Treating others, and expectation to be treated, with respect and dignity |
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Performance of Identity |
The process or means by which we show the world who we think we are |
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Self-resentation |
Influencing others' impressions by creating an image that is consistent with one's personal identity |
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Enacting identities |
Performing scripts deemed proper for particular identities |
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Roe Expectations |
The expectation that one will perform in a particular way because of the social role occupied |
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Mutable |
Subject to change |
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Racial Identity |
Identification with a particular racial group |
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Multiracial Identity |
One who self-identifies as having more than one racial identity |
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National Identity |
A person's citizenship |
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Ethnic Identity |
Identification with a particular group with which one shares some or all of these characteristics; national or tribal affiliation, religious beliefs, language, and/or cultural and traditional origins and background |
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Gender Identity |
How and to what extent one identifies with the social construction of masculinity and feminity |
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Sexual Identity |
Which of the various categories of sexuality one identifies with |
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Age Identiy |
A combination of self-perception of age along with what others understand that age to mean |
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Social Class Identity |
An informal ranking of people in a culture based on their income, occupation, education, dwelling, child-rearing habits, and others factors |
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Disability identity |
identification with physical or mental impairment that substantially impact everyday life |
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Religious Identity |
Aspect of identity defined by one's spiritual beliefs |
