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Unit I - III Flashcards

1
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Deals with the nature of identity

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Understanding The Self

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2
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Study of nature and acquisition of knowledge

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Philosophy

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3
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Philosophy comes form the Greek words:
_________ means love
_________ means wisdom

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Philos
Sophia

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He is the father of western Philosophy

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Socrates

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He believes that men’s goal in life is to acquire happiness.

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Socrates

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6
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Method of self knowledge

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Socratic method

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7
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What is the key to happiness according to Socrates?

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To turn attention away from the body and towards the soul

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According to the Socrates’ dualistic View of Man it is the physical, visible and temporary part of man

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Body

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According to the Socrates’ dualistic View of Man it is the mental, permanent, and invisible part of man

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Soul

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10
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Theory that ultimate reality exists beyond physical world

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Theory of Forms

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11
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He wrote various literature that tackles politics, human nature and constituted the concept of virtue and intelligence

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Platp

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12
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In Plato’s view of Man, Soul is divided into three parts. What are those

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Appetitive soul
Rational Soul
Spirited Soul

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13
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It is a part of soul that enjoys sensual experiences and focuses on the wants and needs.

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Appetitive soul

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This part of soul loves truth and reason. It forbids sensual experiences.

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Rational Soul

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15
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This part of soul values passion, honor and sense of victory

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Spirited Soul

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16
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He is the Doctor of Church

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St. Augustine

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17
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Give examples of St. Augustine’s works

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Confessions
City of God
Of Christian Doctrine

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18
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St. Augustine believe that _____________is the way to obtain happiness or rest

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Communion with God

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19
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In St. Augustine’s dualistic View of Man, this part is the way of knowing the world around us

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Body

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20
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In St. Augustine’s dualistic View of Man, this part has the ability to recognise God

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Soul

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21
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He is famous for being the advocate of methodical doubt

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Rene Descartes

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22
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A systematic process of being skeptical of one’s belief to ascertain their truthfulness.

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Methodical doubt

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23
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What is the Latin phrase for “I think therefore I am”

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Cogito ergo sum

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24
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According to Rene Descartes the self is constant and not prone to change and __________

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The source of our identity

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25
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According to descartes view of man it is a mere machine, countifiable parts and changes through time

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Body

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26
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According to descartes view of man it is the conscious thinking substance, unaffected by time known only to self.

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Cogito/Mind

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27
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According to him a person was born with knowing nothing

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John Locke

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28
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A latin phrase which means blank state

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Tabula Rasa

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29
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Who said “self as including the memories the person has”

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John Locke

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30
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He is a scottish philosopher who believes that knowledge is derived from human senses

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David Hume

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31
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Knowledge is derived from human senses

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Empiricism

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32
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He believed that “self exists because of our conscious perceptions”

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David Hume

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33
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Hume’s view of man is divided into two, what are those?

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Impressions or sensations
Ideas or thoughts

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34
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It is the content of knowledge and answers “what is it?”

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Ideas or thoughts

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35
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It is the source of knowledge and answers “where it comes from?”

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Impressions are sensations

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36
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He is a german philosopher who believes in empiricism and rationalism.

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Immanuel Kant

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37
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A mental process which a person make sense of an idea by assimilating it to the body of ideas he/she already possess

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Apperception

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38
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In Kant’s view of man, the self is divided into two. What are those?

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Experiences/Outer self
Apparatus of the mind/Inner self

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39
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He is the father of Psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud

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40
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It is a study that tries to determine the behavior based on his past experiences

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Psychoanalysis

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41
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What is the central idea of Freud’s theory

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Unconscious

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42
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In Freud’s view of man there are three aspects of personality. What are those

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Ego
Superego
ID

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43
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It operates based on reality principle, it became our defense mechanism

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Ego

44
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It operates based on perfection principle

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Superego

45
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It is amoral, and operates based on pleasure principle

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ID

46
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He contradicts the duality idea of the self, particularly the non physical self

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Gilbert Ryle

47
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He believed that the self is a collection of behavior and actions

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Gilbert Ryle

48
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Gilbert Ryle composed a phrase that says

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I act therefore I am

49
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He is a materialist who believe that nothing but the physical entity exist

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Paul Churchland

50
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It is a view where only physical world exist

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Materialistic view

51
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Paul churchland considers the idea that there is soul and mind separate from the physical world is false calling it a ___________

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Eliminative materialism

52
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He is a phenomenological philosopher who believes mind and body are connected

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Maurice Ponty

53
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It is an entity that possesses conscious experiences like feelings, beliefs and desires

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Embodied subjectivity

54
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It is the study of human social relationship and institution

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Sociology

55
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This the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society

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Socialization

56
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It was based on social rules and family centeredness

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Pre-modern society

57
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In __________, as stability increases, individualism and self-identity become central

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Modern times

58
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What are the key characteristics of modernity

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Industrialism
Capitalism
Institutions of surveillance
Dynamism

59
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It is an extensive use of power and machinery

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Industrialism

60
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It is the production system involved in market competition and supply demand

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Capitalism

61
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It is the increase of reach of institutions

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Institutions of surveillance

62
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It states that life becomes a vigorous activity and process

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Dynamism

63
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Express the people create social networks by joining social groups

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Georg Simmel

64
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Two or more people interacting with similar characteristics and sense of identity

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Social group

65
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It is the ties or connections that link to your group

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Social network

66
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Examples of links in social network

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Blood, friendship and learning

67
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What are the types of social group

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Organic group
Rational group

68
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It is a group which is naturally occurring and formed in traditional societies

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Organic group

69
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It is a motivation where you join because you are part of it

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Organic motivation

70
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These groups are formed in modern societies with dynamic or no meaningful connection

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Rational group

71
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Is formed out of shared self-interest

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Rational motivation

72
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He believes that the self is not only based on some in a source of identity

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Charles Horton Cooley

73
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Pioneered the sociological perspective on the self development

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Charles Horton Cooley

74
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Charles Horton Cooley coin the process of

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“The looking-glass self”

75
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Individuals based their sense of self on how they believe others view them

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The looking-glass self

76
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What are the three steps of “the looking glass self”

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  1. You Imagine how you appear to the other person
  2. You imagine the judgment of the other person
  3. You feel some sense of pride happiness guilt or shame
77
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His main contribution is is attempt to show how the human self arises in the process of social interactions

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George Herbert Mead

78
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What are Mead’s stages of development

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Language
Play
Game

79
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Through shared understanding of symbols and gestures the individual has the capacity to express himself while comprehending what others are conveying

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Language

80
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It is the role play assume perspective of others to develop understanding about others

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Play

81
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He or she is able to take into account social rules. One must abide to become successful

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Game

82
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What are the two parts of Mead’s concept of self

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The “me”
The “I”

83
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Is the part of self created through socialization. The predictability and conformity come from this

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The “me”

84
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Part of self that is spontaneous unpredictable and created. It acts in extreme situations of rage to excitement

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The “I”

85
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It is the study of people’s experiences, past and present

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Anthropology

86
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It is concerned with understanding how humans evolve and how they differ from one another

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Anthropology

87
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_______________ believes that no understanding of human beings is complete without the study of the full range of the human phenomenon

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Anthropologist

88
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Based on anthropology the self is the

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Physical organism (biological) possessing psychological functioning (psychological) and social attributes (cultural).

89
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Conceptualize the implicit and explicit aspects of the self framed, maintained and affected by biologically, mentally and socially

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Joseph Ledoux

90
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It is the aspect that you are consciously aware of

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Explicit

91
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It is the aspect that is not immediately available to the consciousness

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Implicit

92
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She stated that “people construct a series of self-representations that are based on one’s cultural concept and personal memories”

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Katherine Ewing

93
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It is culturally shaped concept applied to oneself or which represents the self

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Self-Representation

94
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It is the powerful agent guiding the decisions and actions of humans in the given situation

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Culture

95
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It regulates express and transform the human psyche

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Culture

96
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Two ways the self is constructed by culture

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Independent construct
Interdependent construct

97
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It is the characteristic of individualistic culture

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Independent construct

98
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It is the characteristic of collectivist culture

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Interdependent construct

99
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She is an american developmental psychologist

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Catherine Raeff

100
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Culture influences how you get into and keep a relationship

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Relationship

101
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Culture influences whether and how you value traits such as self esteem, politeness, humility and assertiveness also how you perceive hardship in life.

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Personality traits

102
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Culture influences how you value a specific types of individual and group achievements and how you define success

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Achievement

103
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Culture influences how you express yourself and it will affect you emotionally

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Expressing emotions

104
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She Identified the different aspect that could be affected by culture

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Catherine Raeff

105
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What are the aspects that could influenced by culture

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Relationships
Personality trait
Achievement
Expressing emotions

106
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Based on Ponty’s view of man, the self is composed of

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Body
Perceived World
People and the World

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