2 Social Self

Introduction to Social Psychology
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1. SOCIAL SELF Presented by: Mary Anne A. Portuguez , MP, RPm

2. What is self? Self is defined as a symbol using individual who can reflect upon his/her own behavior ( Franzio , 1996).It covers three things: Body, Social Identity, and Self It is associated with self-concept and identity. Self- concept, a collection of beliefs about one’s basic nature, unique qualities, and typical behavior.

3. More definitions on self-concept Individual’s sense of identity, the set of beliefs about what he/she like as an individual (Feldman, 1998). Product of experience and as a result of the individual growth process and his personal-social development ( Apruebo , 2005).

4. Definition of identity Social identity, composed of interpersonal roles and traits, a particular conception of potentiality and a structure of values and priorities. It recognizes individuals, categories, and types of individuals in terms of race, class, and ethnicity.

5. Identity categories Social Identity, used to describe identification based on first appearances. Personal Identity, it refers to biographical details of a given named individual. Ego, Self, or Felt Identity, it describes the self-feelings of the individual; the subjective sense of meaning the person gives to his or her personal situation.

6. CLASSICAL THEORIES OF SELF

7. Self theory by William james It outlined the dimensions of the mature self, and contended the things become part of the self via emotional identification. Differentiate the subjective “I” and the objective “me”

8. Three aspects of “me” Spiritual me. One’s own understanding of selves as creatures who think, feel, act, and experience life. Social me . It consists of the recognition that the self can get from others. James believed that people have several social me’s . Material me . It consists of one’s body, valued possessions, and loved ones. It identifies the self most clearly in terms of material possessions.

9. Self theory by George herbet mead It outlined how the self develops and contended that it was largely a cognitive process, brought about through symbolic interaction and role-taking. The “I” is the spontaneous actor while “me” is the self as seen from the imagined perspective others.

10. ELEMENTS OF SELF BY DAVID MYERS THE SELF SELF-CONCEPT Who am I? SELF ESTEEM My sense of self-worth SELF-KNOWLEDGE How can I explain and predict myself? SOCIAL SELF My roles as a student family member, and friend; my group identity

11. SELF-CONCEPT It was viewed as product of experience and as a result of the individual growth process and his personal-social development. Self-schema is a belief about the self that organizes and guides the processing of self relevant information. It summarizes the personality traits, attitudes, values, interests, and other characteristics that people attribute to themselves.

12. Social information refers to influences how a person perceives, thinks, or evaluates in both oneself and others. Self-concept involves self-reference effect and possible selves as important self-psychological concepts. Self-reference effect, tendency to process efficiently and remember well information related to oneself. Possible selves, images of what people dream or dread becoming in the future. SELF-CONCEPT

13. Self-knowledge Accepted ways in achieving self-fulfillment, and the perceived relationship between the self and society.

14. Self-knowledge TIME PERIOD WAYS OF ACHIEVING SELF-KNOWLEDGE WAYS OF REACHING SELF-FULFILLMENT RELATIONSHIP BET. SOCIETY AND SELF Late Medieval (pre 16 th Century) No problem. Self is fixed by society. Salvation will be in heaven Individual is an integral part of the “Great chain of being” Early Modern (16 th – 18 th Century) Self may change other people may have two selves Primary salvation will be in heaven Relationship individual may move up or down the chain of being Puritan (18 th - 19 th Century) Self-conscious introspection; self-deception is possible Salvation predetermined but individual must struggle against inner sin and weaknesses Society recognizes individual as saved if he is successful at work Victorian (mid-19 th Century) Repression, hypocrisy, concern with involuntary self-disclosure Seek fulfillment alone and through private family life Individual exists side by side with or may try to improve society Early 20 th Century Complete self-knowledge is recognized as impossible Work is not fulfilling. Society prevents self-fulfillment. Individual is hostile to and critical to society.

15. Know thyself. Socrates

16. SELF-ESTEEM It refers to a person’s overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth. It is totally of self-schemas and possible selves.

17. Social self It is surrounded by the person’s social roles, social identities, social comparisons, successes and failures, social judgment, and the surrounding culture.

18. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM Herbert Blumer originally exhorts symbolic interaction as sociological and social psychological approach. It plays a vital role to describe self, attitude, motive, gender, and emotion.

19. STAGES OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT by G. Mead Preparatory Stage. No role taking, no self. Play Stage. Children adopt only one role at a time. Game Stage. Children learn to take the role of many others.

20. INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL SELF Social roles Social identities Social comparisons Successes and Failures Social judgment Surrounding culture

21. Self-perception theory by daryl bem Suggests that people come to be aware of their own dispositions, emotions, attitudes, and other internal states in the same way they learn about other people via observation of behavior.

22. SELF-DISCREPANCY THEORY It states mismatching of self-perceptions. Tory Higgins pointed out individuals who possess three types of self-perceptions: Actual self, the qualities people believe they actually possess. Ideal self, the characteristics people would like them to have. Ought self, the traits people believed that they should possess.

23. Self-attribution by fritz heider It refers to inferences that people draw about the causes of their own behavior. Internal attribution , t he process of assigning the cause of behaviour to some internal characteristic, rather than to outside forces.  External attribution , t he process of assigning the cause of behaviour to some situation or event outside a person's control rather than to some internal characteristic.  

24. Self-awareness A psychological state in which one takes oneself as an object of attention. The self is a target of attention and contemplation. Two types: Private self-awareness. A psychological state in which one is aware of one’s hidden private self-aspects. Public self-awareness. A psychological state in which one is aware of one’s public self aspects.