SOCI 3223 Chapter 5 – Self and Identity

The part of the self that is active, engaging in interactions with others

• Me

• I

• Self-evaluation

• Identity

How do symbolic interactionists focus on how the “self” is influenced?

• Our interactions with significant others as well as the structure of society

• Our positions and statuses

• Our role in a group or organization

• Our personality

The region where we relax our impression management efforts

• Dramaturgical sociology

• Front stage

• Backstage

• Self-indication

Elijah is sitting in one of his classes on the first day of school and he is playing a game where he is supposed to share a story about himself. The story he shares constructs meaning of his personal life through the concept of:

• Self-indication

• Self-evaluation

• Self-narratives

• Self

What is an example of the difference between the front stage self and the backstage self?

• Front stage: job interview

  Backstage: spending time with friends or family

• Front stage: job interview

  Backstage: talking with your boss

• Front stage: Trying on new clothes

  Backstage: riding public transit

• Front stage: spending time with friends or family

  Backstage: job interview

Amanda got married many years ago and she realizes that the way she views herself in relation to how her spouse views her is even closer than it was when they first got married. This is a representation of:

• Self-indication

• I

• Dramaturgical sociology

• Identity control theory

What do the social identities describe to us?

• Who we are

• Information about how to behave

• How we should evaluate other people

• All of the above

Self-definitions is also known as:

• Social Structure

• Social Identities

• Social Concept

• Social Evaluations

What are the two processes we engage with the social identity theory?

• Categorization and Self-enhancement

• Social-definitions and Social identities

• Self-Concept and Self-evaluations

• Self-identities and Self

What is the question associated with a sense of self-esteem?

• How worthy am I?

• How much power do I have to do the things I want to do?

• How much do I like myself?

• How much do I matter to other people?