Summary Of Kenneth Gergen's In Defense Of Masks

Contemporary Psychologist believe that people have multiple identities and different people and situations bring out different sides of a person's identity. A person tends to behave differently with an interaction with a judge in court than with a friend at the mall The interaction with a Judge would be more courtial and a person vocabulary would be more sophisticated. They would address the Judge as “Your Honor” rather than Mr. or Mrs. Their attire would be different because the person needs to present themselves in a Professional manner to impress a Judge. An interaction with a friend at the mall gives a person more freedom to speak in any manner they would like. A person could speak to their friend using all curse words and dress as casual as they want.Those identities are part of a person, but those different scenarios changed their personality. In his article “In Defense of Masks” Kenneth Gergen explores this notion more in depth. Greger calls …show more content…
A person's confidence increases when they are wearing a mask that appeals to others. Gergen expressed in his article that “ the warm regard of others is vital to feelings of self-regard and hence feelings of approval”(Gergen 197). In many other works of literature and through my own personal experience it is true. In the “Liking What You See: A Documentary” by Ted Chang they are influenced by the Cali and they do not see faces just personalities. Although, people cannot see faces things such as clothes operate as a mask. Things like that are the new mask because as humans we seek approval. My personal story is that when I was in ASB in High School I put on the mask that I was always so positive and peppy. This made the cheerleaders and band leaders like me more because despite the crowds negativity. As Greger believes that we put on mask for approval from others. Our behaviors change completely during a distinct