Sociological Self

Question 1

According to him, no topic is more interesting to people than people for most people. Moreover, the most interesting is the self.

Answer 1

Roy F. Bausmeister

Question 2

According to him, there are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to one’s self.

Answer 2

Benjamin Franklin

Question 3

What we know and believe about ourselves

Answer 3

Self concept

Question 4

Beliefs about the self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information

Answer 4

Self schema

Question 5

An element of self-concept which can define your self

Answer 5

Self schema

Question 6

Mental template by which we organize our worlds

Answer 6

Schemas

Question 7

Self concept is divided into two

Answer 7

Sense of self and actual self

Question 8

Sense of Self

Answer 8

Self schema and Possible self

Question 9

Actual self

Answer 9

Self concept
Self knowledge
Self esteem
Social self

Question 10

Image of what we dream of or dread becoming in the future

Answer 10

Possible self

Question 11

How we maintain who you are with the presence of others

Answer 11

Social self

Question 12

The self is defined in the social perspective based on how a person deals with one’s self, with others, with society, and the world

Answer 12

Social self

Question 13

The only two populations in this world

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You and others

Question 14

According to him, self is the outcome of social interaction

Answer 14

George Herbert Mead

Question 15

The production of self is constrained by social norms

Answer 15

Goffman

Question 16

The self is fully autonomous, believing that equality between individuals is ideal

Answer 16

Triandis

Question 17

The more complex the culture, the more confusing is the identity/self

Answer 17

Markus and Kitayama

Question 18

The theory of the self is according to

Answer 18

George Herbert Mead

Question 19

The self arises out of the social act of communication, which is the basis for socialization

Answer 19

G mead: social self

Question 20

Stages of development of self

Answer 20

Language (imitation)
Play stage
Game stage

Question 21

Develops self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures,words and sounds

Answer 21

Language

Question 22

Internalizes the attitudes of others who are significant to him through enacting the roles of

Answer 22

Play stage

Question 23

Develop self by allowing individuals to understand and adhere to the rules of the activity

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Game stage

Question 24

Two facets of the self

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Me and I

Question 25

Cognitive
Object-self
The known
Represents learned behaviors, attitudes, and expectations of others and of society

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Me

Question 26

The individual’s identity based on response to the ‘me’
Self as the subject
The knower

Answer 26

I

Question 27

Social interaction may be linked to a theater, and people in everyday life to actors on a stage, each playing a variety of roles

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Self as a performer (Goffman)

Question 28

Region where the actors are on stage before an audience, and their consciousness of that audience and the audience’s expectations for the role they should play and influence the actor’s behavior

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Front stage

Question 29

Region where individuals can relax, be themselves, and the role or identity that they play when they are in front of others.

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Backstage or back region

Question 30

The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are.

Answer 30

Spotlight effect

Question 31

The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others

Answer 31

Illusion of transparency

Question 32

Evaluating one’s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others

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Social comparison

Question 33

Success

Answer 33

Motivation

Question 34

Failure

Answer 34

Low self esteem

Question 35

Development of the social self

Answer 35

• the roles we play
• the social identities we form
• the comparisons we make with others
• our successes and failures
• how other people judge us
• the surrounding culture