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People behaved according to __________ and ____________ while the family and the immediate environment provided supervision on how to get through life.
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Self in Sociology
Understanding The Self
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The self as a product of modern society among other constructions | Social Self |
| People behaved according to __________ and ____________ while the family and the immediate environment provided supervision on how to get through life. | social rules, traditions |
| He is an American philosopher who stated the social life theory | George Herbert Mead |
| According to Mead, the self emerges from social interactions, such as: | 1. Observing and interacting w/ others 2. Responding to other' opinion about oneself 3. Internalizing external opinions and internal feelings about oneself |
| The social aspect of self is an important distinction because other sociologists and psychologists of Mead's time felt that? | the self was based on biological factors and inherited traits |
| According to Mead, the self is not there from birth, but? | It is developed over time from social experiences and activities |
| According to Mead what are the 3 activities that develop the self? | 1. Language 2. Play 3. Game |
| Develops self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures, words, and sounds. It conveys others' attitudes and opinions toward a subject or the person. Emotions are conveyed through this. | Language |
| Develops self by allowing individuals to take on different roles, pretend, and express expectation of others. It develops one's self-consciousness. | Play |
| During ____________, a person is able to internalize the perspective of others and develop an understanding of how others feel about themselves and others in a variety of social situations. | Role-play |
| Develop self by allowing individuals to understand and adhere to the rules of the activity. Self is developed by understanding that there are rules in which one must abide by in order to win the game or be successful at an activity. | Games |
| According to Mead what are the 2 sides or phases of the self? | Me and I |
| The internalization process can best be recognized as? | "Me" or the "self we are aware of" |
| The way in which humans internalize an organized set of attitudes of others | Me |
| It refers to our more specific ideas about what we are like. These ideas include beliefs about our physical appearance, social roles and relationships, tastes, habits, values, and personality characteristics | Me |
| It is the response to the attitude that the organism offers. | I |
| "I" phase is the side of? | freedom of initiative |
| "Me" phase refers to? | attitudes, roles, meanings, pressure, and values of others which are organized into one's self through the agency of role-taking |
| It refers to our awareness that we are a distinct and unified entity, continuous over time, and capable of willful action. | I |
| The development of __ precedes the development of the ___. Before we can know ____ we are _____, we first need to know that we ______. | I, Me, what, like, exist |
| Who defined the Self in Sociology | George Herbert Mead |
| It is the study of formed norms, beliefs, and values that come to exist within the person to a degree where these become natural and normal, thus, developing the person’s identity (Elwell, 2003). | Sociology |
| It is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. | Sociology |
| It has significantly changed society and this has affected how individual builds and develops his/her “identity” | Modernization |
| It is centered on survival, people behaved according to social rules and traditions | Premodern Society |
| It has improved people’s living conditions; a person in the modern society is free to choose where to live, what to do, and who to be with. | Modernization |
| In modern societies, what is dominant and central? | Individualism is dominant and developing one's self-identity is central |
| MODERNIZATION is also called the destruction of the traditional way of life ___________ the self. | delocalized |
| The self is released from time- honored traditions and communal attachments and faces infinites possibilities (i.e. free to seek its own identity). | Delocalization |
| What are 4 key characteristics of modernity? | 1. Industrialism 2. Capitalism 3. Institutions of surveillance 4. Dynamism |
| It is the social relations implied in the extensive use of material power and machinery in all processes of production. (ex. people are more and more dependent on machines) | Industrialism |
| It is a production system involving both competitive product markets and the commodification of labor power. | Capitalism |
| It is the massive increase of power and reach by institutions, especially in government. | Institutions of surveillance |
| It is the most evident characteristic of modern society. | Dynamism |
| Dynamism is characterized as having? | vigorous activity and progress |
| Dynamism in modern society is defined as? | It is a society that is full of possibilities, everything is subject to change |
| This is described as having two or more people interacting with one another, sharing similar characteristics, and whose members identify themselves as part of the group. | Social Group |
| What are the two types of social groups? | 1. Organic groups 2. Rational groups |
| It is naturally occurring, and is highly influenced by your family. This is usually formed in traditional societies. You joined these groups because your family is also a part of it (organic motivation). | Organic group |
| It occurs in modern societies. Modern societies are made up of different people coming from different places. Rational groups are formed as a matter of shared self-interests; people join these groups out of their own free will (rational motivation) | Rational group |
| It refers to the ties or connections that link you to your social group. (ex. The connection you have with your family is your blood relation, the connection you have with your barkada is your friendship). | Social network |
| It is the ecological theory focuses on the impact that environment plays on the growth and development of an individual. | Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory |
| It refers to the environment in which an individual lives. This system includes family members, peers, religious communities, neighborhoods and others whom the individual has regular interaction and direct contact with. | Microsystem |
| It is described as the interactions between the microsystems. This could include experiences at home related to experiences at school, or experiences at school related to experiences at church. | Mesosystem |
| It is a system in which the individual plays no role in the construction of experiences, but these experiences have a direct impact on the microsystems the individual is part of. | Exosystem |
| It is influenced greatly by the culture and society in which a person lives. | Macrosystem |
| The belief systems and ideology of the individual's culture influence the person directly, however, the individual does not necessarily have as much freedom in determining his or her surroundings | Macrosystem |
| It reflects the cumulative experiences a person has over the course of their lifetime. These experiences include environmental events, as well as major transitions in life. Some notable transitions include divorce, marriage or the birth of a baby. | Chronosystem |
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