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33 Cards in this Set
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Become a self through
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maturation and socialization
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“I”
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active perceiver and initiator of action
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The subject of awareness
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The objective of awareness
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me” (anything that symbolizes and affirms who and what one is )
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Cultural context
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symbols have different meanings in different cultures
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Role taking
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imaginatively assuming the point of view of another person and observing our own behavior as if from outside
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play stage
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The self starts to develop during
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Reflected appraisals
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through role taking, develop beliefs about themselves which are largely a reflection of how they believe others evaluate them
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Generalized other
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the attitudes and expectations commonly held by the larger society
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self
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a symbol-using social being who can reflect on his or her behavior.
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Symbolic Interaction Theory
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a contemporary sociological theory inspired by Mead’s insights and based on the premise that people, as selves, creatively shape reality through social interaction.
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Self-concept
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the sum total of a person’s thoughts and feelings that defines the self as an object
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Self-Esteem
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a person’s evaluation of his or her self concept.
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Self- Awareness
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a psychological state in which you take yourself as an object of attention
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Self- Consciousness:
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the habitual tendency to engage in self awareness
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private self consciousness
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re more likely to reveal private self concepts; this self disclosure in turn reduces loneliness and increases relationship satisfaction
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public self consciousness
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more concerned about how others judge them
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Self- Regulation
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the ways in which people control and direct their own actions. provides people with the capacity to forgo the immediate gratification of small rewards to later attain larger rewards
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Control Theory of Self Regulation
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a theory contending that, through self-awareness, people compare their behavior to standard, and if there is a discrepancy, they work to reduce it
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Self- Discrepancies
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discrepancies between our self concept and how we would ideally like to be (ideal self) or believe others think we should be (ought self)
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Schemas
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organized, repeatedly exercised patterns of thought about some stimulus, which are built up from experience and which selectively guide the processing of new information.
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Self-Schemas
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the many beliefs that people have about themselves that constitute the “ingredients” of the self concept. Helps us process, store, and recall self-relevant information
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Gender Identity
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the knowledge that one is male or female and the internalization of this fact into one’s self concept . self labeling.
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Gender Schema
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A mental framework for processing information based on its perceived female or male qualities.
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Individualist view
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the self should be independent; self esteem is based on the ability to engage in self-expression
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Collectivist view
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the self should be dependent on the group; self esteem is based on the ability to adjust to the group
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Self – Enhancement
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he process of seeking out and interpreting situations so as to attain a positive view of one’s self. * principal self motivator*
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Self-Verification
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he process of seeking of and interpreting situations so as to confirm one’s self concept *principal self motivator*
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Social Identities
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aspects of a person’s self concept based on his or her group memberships
Stimulate us within clearly defined groups |
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Ethnic Identity
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An individual’s sense of personal identification with a particular ethnic group
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Ingroup
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a group to which we belong and that forms a part of our social identity
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Outgroup
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any group with which we do not share membership
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Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model
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theory predicting under what conditions people are likely to react to the success of others with either pride or jealousy
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