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Communications Ch 2
Constructing the self through communication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allness: | The use of one aspect of our identity to describe our whole self. |
| Back Context: | A private environment that requires a less conscious effort to manage the impression you project to others. |
| Blind Quadrant: | The part of yourself that others know but you do not. |
| Confirmation: | When others accept our presentation of self and act in harmony with the image we are displaying. |
| Discomfirmation: | When others ignore our presentation of self and act indifferent to the image we are displaying. |
| Facework: | The act of presenting the self. |
| Front context: | A public setting where you actively manage the impression you project to others. |
| Gender identity: | The conception you have of yourself as a male or female, masculine or feminine. |
| Generalized Other: | A composite view of society's reflection of yourself. |
| Hidden Quadrant: | Those things that you know about yourself but others do not. |
| Identity: | The conception of yourself as a member of a group or category. |
| Johari Window: | A model depicting an individual's degree of self-awareness. |
| Open Quadrant: | The part of yourself that is known both to you and to others. |
| Rejection: | When others contradict the presentation of ourself and act inconsistently with the image we are displaying. |
| Role Taking: | The act of understanding the motives, interests, and actions of other people and adopting those actions, at least temporarily. |
| Self-awareness: | The consciousness of our existence and degree to which we understand ourselves. |
| Self-concept: | A relatively consistent image or set of perceptions that you have about yourself. |
| Self-esteem: | The value you attach to your self-concept. |
| Self-fulfilling prophecy: | The tendency to live up to the expectations created for us. |
| Stereotypes: | Specific kinds of labels that characterize people based on the assumed traits of others in their group. |
| 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. |
| Social Comparison: | When we understand our self by comparing it to others. |
| Unknown Quadrant: | The category of things that neither you nor others know about yourself. |
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