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Two parts of impression management
Strategic Self-Presentation
Dramaturgical Perspective
aspect of impression management...Projects a certain image, attempts to control selected behaviors to make desired impression on particular audience
Strategic Self-Presentation
Aspect of impression management...states that individuals play different roles and engage in performances to shape definition of the situation
Dramaturgical Perspective
in the Dramaturgical perspective, we engage in these six elements of theater
1. actor
2. audience
3. stage
4. script
5. performance
6. audience reaction
One of the six elements of theater saying we play multiple roles that depict aspects of ourselves and those around us
ACTOR
element of theater saying we tailor to values of specific
multiple audience problems occur when presenting different impressions at same time
Audience
tactic to keep certain audience members apart to present aspect of self specific to audience
Audience segregation
element of theater...places where we engage in performance with norms "front stage is where performance takes place and "back stage is the preparation
STAGE
element of theater...notion of what to expect or a developed plan ahead of time regarding how we create our desired image
SCRIPT
element of theater...communication aspect of dramaturgical perspective, ability to combine words, cues, vocab to achieve impression
PERFORMANCE
element of theater...feedback provides positive info about success in presenting image...or negative helps to adjust strategy
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
Dramaturgical perspective is very obvious in the proposal of...either through the surprise or a buildup of cues
marriage
Strategies of Self-Presentation (8)
Ingration
Self-Promotion
Exemplification
Power Displays
Identification
Association with others
Making other look bad
Basking in other's accomplishments
a strategy of self-presentation when wanting to appear likable by describing themselves in ways valuable to target audience
Ingration
Three types of Ingration
Authentic
Illicit
type of ingration when a person's primary motivation is to meet the demands of situations (when desire to be liked is secondary)
Authentic Ingration
type of ingration when targeted solely at getting something from another person
instrumental goals
Illicit Ingration
Ingration Tactics
1. Complimentary
2. Opinion conformity
3. Rendering favors
4. Affinity seeking
an ingration tactic involves agreeing with others based on assumption we find ppl similar to us more attractive
Opinion Conformity
and ingration tactic that communicates respect and willingness to help pursue their goals,
Rendering Favors
intration tactic process by which individuals attempt to get others to like and feel positive toward them
Affinity seeking
Strategy of Self-Presentation with a goal to be seen as competent, in a particular context or activity
Self-Promotion
Three ways to Self-Promote
1. accomplishments made known to emphasize role of natural Ability
2. drawing attention to impediments they had to overcome
3. self-handicapping
attempt to protect self-esteem by pointing to external as excuse or causal explanation for possible failure
Self-Handicapping
making false claim about ability to perform a task even when really confident in abilities
Sand-Bagging
a self-presentation strategy when you attempt to project image of integrity and moral worthiness
Exemplification
a self-presentation strategy based on a person's wish to appear strong and powerful (and 2 types)
Power Displays
Intimidator
Supplicator
a type of power display wants others to fear because they're dangerous, may assert physical control
Intimidator
a type of power display that promotes dependence on another who feels obligation to help (strong must help weak)
Supplicator
type of self presentation strategy that involves identity in a group with other in a certain way, groups form identities through rituals, tradition, ceremony, meeting
Identification
Strategy of Self-Presentation more indirect based on idea that ppl. can enhance public image by traits, actions and accomplishments of others
Association with Others
making others looking bad
basking in other's accomplishments
a way to associate with others by blasting the opposition with negative statements to enhance your image
Making others look bad
A way to associate with others by reflected glory, by highlighting one's association with achievement of others
Basking in Other's Accomplishments
associate with other positive events
entitlement
persona knows they're associated with something negative, re-evaluates association to make less negative even positive
Boosting
Self-Presentation Tactics
self-descriptions
attitude expressions
Attributional statements
memory contrivances
nonverbal behaviors
sets,props, lighting
social associations
conformity and compliance
self-presentation tactic: descriptions that create desirable public impressions
Self-descriptions
self-presentation tactic: expressing attitudes that support attributional statements (def. also)
certain attributes, explaining behaviors in ways that support a particular social image
remembering or forgetting (real or fake) for self-presentation reason
Memory Contrivances
Using facial expressions, gestures, body positions, movements
Nonverbal Behaviors
using aspects of your environment as a self-presentation tactic
Sets, props and lighting
publicly associating oneself and disassociating oneself from particular others
Social associations
behaving in ways that are consistent with social norms and/or others' preferences
Conformity and compliance
refers to the action of giving minimal amount of attention to others to acknowledge their presence but not to violate privacy
Norm of Civil Inattention
attempt to appear to be paying attention when others are speaking even if we are not
Norm of Civil Attention
states people should present themselves in ways that conform to standards for proper behavior
Decorum norm
people should present themselves as modest individuals and avoid public protrayals of superiority
Modesty Norm
people should present themselves as being positive as others in an interaction or in a social network
Self-presentational positivity norm
people should match the depth or level of intimacy of others' self-disclosures
Depth of self-disclosure norm
people should present a consistent image of themselves to others
Self-presentation consistency norm
one's modesty positivity influenced by matching it with other or other's expectations
Principles of Self-enhancing presentations
the absence of nonverbal cues, editing capabilities, identity cues, engage in selective self-presentation ....enacting exchanges more intimate that face-to-face
Hyperpersonal perspective
self-dis-closer questions
peripheral (biographical)
intermediary(attitudes/opinions)
core (needs, beliefs, fears)