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1 Self and Identity I What Is The Self? Where Do We Get The Self From?
What Are Identities and Roles? Identity Prominence and Salience

2 We (grow to) know who we are as a thing.
Key Assumptions We (grow to) know who we are as a thing. We react to (other) things based on the meaning those things have for us. The meanings of things are determined by (our) social interaction in a society.

3 Key Concepts What Is The Self? The “I” . . . the self as knower
The “Me” the self as known Self-Awareness our ability to know our self Self-Concept the consequence of that knowing Self-Esteem/Efficacy . . evaluative aspects of the self

4 Key Concepts What Is The Self? Where Do We Get The Self From?
The Play Self The Game Self What Is The Self? The “I” the self as knower The “Me” the self as known Self-Awareness our ability to know our self Self-Concept the consequence of that knowing Self-Esteem/Efficacy . . evaluative aspects of the self Where Do We Get The Self From? Imagining how we appear to (generalized) others Imagining how (generalized) others judge us Our emotional reactions to those judgments

5 Key Concepts What Is The Self? Where Do We Get The Self From?
The “I” the self as knower The “Me” the self as known Self-Awareness our ability to know our self Self-Concept the consequence of that knowing Self-Esteem/Efficacy . . evaluative aspects of the self Where Do We Get The Self From? Imagining how we appear to (generalized) others Imagining how (generalized) others judge us Our emotional reactions to those judgments What Are Identities and Roles? Personal, Role, and Group Identities Personal identity makes me distinctly me Role identities are a function of my relationships Social identities are a function of my memberships Role Making, Role Strain, Role Conflict & Role Exits Identity Salience and Commitment

6 Identity Prominence Identity Salience
How much I feel like that identity is “me” Identity Salience How much that identity is invoked AFFECTED BY ROLE COMMITMENT Extensivity: number of role relationships Intensivity: sense of belonging / attachment to others EVIDENT IN ROLE COGNITION (“EMBRACEMENT”) AND BEHAVIOR Selection: seeking opportunities to express it Performance: expressing it well or as expected

7 Key Concepts What Is The Self? Where Do We Get The Self From?
The “I” the self as knower The “Me” the self as known Self-Awareness our ability to know our self Self-Concept the consequence of that knowing Self-Esteem/Efficacy . . evaluative aspects of the self Where Do We Get The Self From? Imagining how we appear to (generalized) others Imagining how (generalized) others judge us Our emotional reactions to those judgments What Are Identities and Roles? Personal, Role, and Group Identities Personal identity makes me distinctly me Role identities are a function of my relationships Social identities are a function of my memberships Role Making, Role Strain, Role Conflict & Role Exits Identity Salience and Commitment

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