Question 1

What would you say if someone asked why self and identity are important topics within sociological social psychology?

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Question 2

Describe and the shift in locus of self, identified by Turner. Discuss potential sources of this change in how people tend to define their real selves.

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Question 3

Do you locate your real self in impulse or institutions? How might this tendency affect the ways in which you interpret your emotions and your behaviors?

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Question 4

Describe the two applications of the Twenty Statements Test (TST) discussed in Chapter 7.

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Question 5

Compare and contrast research on identities within Iowa/Indiana school SI with research on social identities in the group processes and structures face of social psychology. Is there any similarity in the issues addressed across perspectives? Consider, in particular, the extent to which people's responses to identity threat in group encounters reflects a need for self-verification.

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Question 6

Use the concepts of identity construction and identity reconstruction to explain your experiences as you transitioned from high school to college. Bolster your arguments by providing specific examples of your pre- and postcollege identities and interactions.

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Question 7

What is the self-fulfilling prophecy? Describe a situation in which you witnessed, or experienced firsthand, the effects of this process. What was, or could have been done, to disrupt this cycle?

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Question 8

What is the role-person merger? What kind of behavior can be taken as evidence of this synthesis? Give an example of the role-person merger not included in Chapter 7 of your textbook.

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Question 9

How does identity theory link the content of people's self-concepts to broader social structures? In responding to this question, please define concepts central to this model (identity, commitment, and salience/importance) and describe the proposed nature of the relationship between prior patterns of interaction, self-structure, and behavior.

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Question 10

Is impression management always deceptive? Given an example of a situation in which your presentation of self was authentic. Were you conscious at the time of the fact that you were managing the impressions you conveyed to others? Explain.

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Question 11

Discuss the psychological and situational factors that influence people's impression management strategies.

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Question 12

How do cognitive schemata affect information processing and recall? Discuss the significance of this from the perspective of a social psychologist interested in the structure and function of the self-concept.

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Question 13

What is self-esteem? List and describe the three main sources of self-esteem discussed in Chapter 7.

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Question 14

What is the looking-glass self? Discuss the relevance of this concept to people's everyday experiences.

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Question 15

Define and distinguish between the terms "self" and "identity." How are these concepts used by sociological social psychologists to enhance our understanding of people's social experiences?

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Question 16

Stryker (identify theory) defines identities (also called socially based identities) as:

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Stryker describes identities as internalized statuses, meaning they are social roles that an individual takes on and incorporates into their sense of self. This is different from mental images of significant others, plans of action, sources of role strain, and "I" responses.

Question 17

Which model views social behavior as motivated by a desire for self-enhancement?

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Question 18

Studies of the transition to college within the Iowa/Indiana school of symbolic interactionism are:

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Question 19

Within the group processes and structures face of social psychology, social identity theorists have studied:

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Social identity theorists have focused on how individuals react when their social identity is threatened, as this is central to understanding group dynamics and intergroup relations.

Question 20

Stryker's identity theory is a _______________________ model of the link between the content of people's self-concepts and their behaviors.

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Stryker's identity theory is a structural symbolic interactionist model, focusing on how society's structures influence individual behavior through the internalization of roles and identities.

Quiz 7: Self and Identity