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Constructing the self through communication

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Allness:   The use of one aspect of our identity to describe our whole self.  
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Back Context:   A private environment that requires a less conscious effort to manage the impression you project to others.  
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Blind Quadrant:   The part of yourself that others know but you do not.  
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Confirmation:   When others accept our presentation of self and act in harmony with the image we are displaying.  
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Discomfirmation:   When others ignore our presentation of self and act indifferent to the image we are displaying.  
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Facework:   The act of presenting the self.  
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Front context:   A public setting where you actively manage the impression you project to others.  
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Gender identity:   The conception you have of yourself as a male or female, masculine or feminine.  
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Generalized Other:   A composite view of society's reflection of yourself.  
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Hidden Quadrant:   Those things that you know about yourself but others do not.  
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Identity:   The conception of yourself as a member of a group or category.  
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Johari Window:   A model depicting an individual's degree of self-awareness.  
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Open Quadrant:   The part of yourself that is known both to you and to others.  
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Rejection:   When others contradict the presentation of ourself and act inconsistently with the image we are displaying.  
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Role Taking:   The act of understanding the motives, interests, and actions of other people and adopting those actions, at least temporarily.  
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Self-awareness:   The consciousness of our existence and degree to which we understand ourselves.  
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Self-concept:   A relatively consistent image or set of perceptions that you have about yourself.  
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Self-esteem:   The value you attach to your self-concept.  
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Self-fulfilling prophecy:   The tendency to live up to the expectations created for us.  
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Stereotypes:   Specific kinds of labels that characterize people based on the assumed traits of others in their group.  
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Social Identity Theory:   Our identification with social groups is important for our self-concept, and the relative salience of a given identity depends on social context.  
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Social Comparison:   When we understand our self by comparing it to others.  
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Unknown Quadrant:   The category of things that neither you nor others know about yourself.  
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