Chapter 2 Flashcards
(17 cards)
identities
symbolic creations based on the performance of personal roles, how people perceive themselves, and how they want to be viewed by others
perception
process of actively selecting, organizing, interpreting, evaluating information , activities, situations ,people etc
selective exposure
the idea that you are more likely to expose yourself to things that supports your beliefs
selective perspective
idea that you will focus on things that support your beliefs
selective retention
idea that you are likely to recall things based on your beliefs
schemata
mental structures used to organize information by clustering and linking similar material
personal constructs
individualized ways of constructing or understanding the world, bipolar dimensions used to measure
front region
frame where social interaction is under public scrutiny so people are on their best behavior
back region
frame where social interactions is not under public scrutiny so people dont have to act out their intended roles
self-description
involves information about self that is obvious through appearance and behavior
self-disclosure
revelation of person information that no one dont know
symbolic self
the self that in transacted in interactions with other people that arises out of social interaction
symbolic interactionism
how broad social forces affect or even transact a person’s view of who they are
attitude reflection
thinking about how you look in other’s eyes
alter-casting
how language can impose a certain identity on people
basic assumptions of identity construction
people don’t possess core, unchanging selves influencing actions and waiting to be disclosed. Cultural groups to which you belong provide you with ways to describe and evaluate identities. Identities are created in the context of personal relationships. people perform identities with others
process of perceptions
perceptions involve the process of actively selecting, organizing, and evaluating information, activities, situations and people. Essentially naming and giving significance to things that make up the world
