Lesson 3 - Sociological Perspective Of the Self Part 2

Question 1

Contemporary view: What is the self

Answer 1

• Separate
• Self-contained and independent
• Consistent
• Unitary
• Private

Question 2

unique, distinct of others

Answer 2

SEPARATE

Question 3

distinct with its own
thoughts, characteristics and volition

Answer 3

SELF-CONTAINED AND INDEPENDENT

Question 4

enduring, expected to persist for quite some time

Answer 4

CONSISTENT

Question 5

center of all experiences and thoughts

Answer 5

UNITARY

Question 6

isolated from the external world , the self lives with its own
world different from the environment

Answer 6

PRIVATE

Question 7

Argue that the self should not be seen as a static entity that stay
constant though and through

Answer 7

Social Constructivist

Question 8

The self must be seen as something that is in increasing flux, in a
constant struggle with the external reality and is malleable in its
dealings with society

Answer 8

Social Constructivist

Question 9

We ourselves play different roles, act in different ways depending on
our circumstances.

Answer 9

Social Constructivist

Question 10

Every self has 2 faces. moi and personne

Answer 10

Marcel Mauss

Question 11

refers to a person’s sense of who he is, his body, and his basic
identity, his biological givenness. Person’s basic identity

Answer 11

Moi

Question 12

is composed of the social concepts of what it means to be
who he is - this is what adjust to social settings

Answer 12

Personne

Question 13

More than his givenness (personality, tendencies, and propensities),
one is believed to be in

Answer 13

active participation in the shaping of the
self

Question 14

Men and women in their growth and development engage actively in

Answer 14

the shaping of the self

Question 15

Genes and Heredity Factors (Physical Appearance, personality
characteristics)

Answer 15

Nature

Question 16

Environment variables (experiences, how we were raised,
social relationships, culture)

Answer 16

Nurture

Question 17

Both Factors Play a critical role in Personality Development

Answer 17

Nature and Nurture

Question 18

Refers to customs, arts, social institutions and
achievements of a particular nation, people, or other
social group

Answer 18

Culture

Question 19

Product of human interaction and a social heritage
that have been transmitted through generations.

Answer 19

Culture

Question 20

Learned and not inborn

Answer 20

Culture

Question 21

Components of culture

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• Norms
• Language
• Values
• Fashion, Fads, and Craze

Question 22

guides or models of behaviors which tells us what is right or wrong /
what is appropriate and inappropriate

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NORMS

Question 23

refers to customary patterns of everyday life that specify what is
socially correct and proper in everyday life

Answer 23

Folkways

Question 24

in contrast to folkways, are seen as extremely important and
more considered vital for the group’s welfare and survival.

Answer 24

Mores

Question 25

norms that are enforced formally by a special political organization

Answer 25

Laws

Question 26

system of symbols that have specific and arbitrary meaning in given society

Answer 26

LANGUAGE

Question 27

Laws - norms that are enforced formally by a special political organization

Answer 27

VALUES

Question 28

short lived social norms with which people are expected to comply with

Answer 28

FASHION, FADS, AND CRAZE

Question 29

* Family comes first * Views one holds about the world, values upholds in making choices and decisions, and the habits and persistent behaviors one carries have been formed in the context of one’s family and home environment.

Answer 29

Filipino Cultures

Question 30

Persuasive effects of people have on each other

Answer 30

Social Influence

Question 31

Three main areas of Social Influence

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1. Conformity 2. Compliance 3. Obedience

Question 32

When others' presence facilitates or affects our performance

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Social FACILITATION

Question 33

When others' presence inhibits our performance

Answer 33

Social INHIBITION

Question 34

Tendency of people to exert less effort to achieve a goal when they are in a group

Answer 34

Social LOAFING

Question 35

This occurs when a group makes faulty or ineffective decisions for the sake of reaching a consensus

Answer 35

GROUPTHINK

Question 36

Groups of people who do not exactly meet their society's ideals

Answer 36

SUBCULTURES

Question 37

People of one culture sometimes become upset when they are confronted with those of another culture

Answer 37

Culture Shock

Question 38

This means the dysfunction in, or inability of a given society to adopt a culture immediately as a result of disparity in the rate of change between the material and non-material elements of the culture.

Answer 38

CULTURE LAG