Chapter 3- Communicating Identities

Question 1

Importance of ID

Answer 1

Every interaction affects and shapes identity.
Plays an important role in international communication.
Most US life organized around specific ID.

Question 2

Identity-

Answer 2

Who the person is.

Question 3

Two types of Identity:

Answer 3

Primary Id- Race, gender, and nationality.

Secondary Id- College major, occupation, and marital status.

Question 4

Essential characteristics

Answer 4

1. Identities created through interaction w. others.

4. Need to be understood in relation to historical, social, and cultural.

Question 5

Two kinds of perspectives communicated to us-

Answer 5

1. Particular others- People whose influence the community.

2. Generalized others- Belief endorsed by the community. Basic characteristic.

Question 6

Symbolic Interactionism-

Answer 6

Individual meaning for the objects, coming out from symbolic interaction w/ others.

Question 7

Reflected appraisals-

Answer 7

Your self images from how others view them.

Question 8

Looking glass self-

Answer 8

Self image an individual forms by imagining what others think about you.

Question 9

Social comparison-

Answer 9

Judge your characteristic based on how society view them.

Question 10

Self-fulfilling prophecy-

Answer 10

Other’s expectations about us. We behave in ways that are consistent to those expectation.

Question 11

Self-fulfilling prophecy have 2 types:

1. self-imposed
2. other-imposed

Answer 11

Self-imposed prophecy: Your expectations influenced your behavior.
Other-imposed prophecy- One person’s expectation governs another’s actions.

Question 12

Stereotype threat-

Answer 12

Stereotypical expectations can impact their performances.

Question 13

Self-concept-

Answer 13

Set of perceptions you hold of yourself.

Question 14

Self-esteem-

Answer 14

Evaluation of self worth.

Question 15

Performance of individual Identity-

Answer 15

We shows the world who we think we are.

Question 16

Self-presentation-

Answer 16

Presenting an image consistent w/ one’s personal identity.

Question 17

Role expectations-

Answer 17

Expecting one to perform in certain way.

Question 18

Racial ID-

Multiracial ID-

Answer 18

• ID w/ a particular group.

- More than 1 racial ID.

Question 19

National ID-

Answer 19

A person’s citizenship.

Question 20

Ethnic ID-

Ethnic group-

Answer 20

• Particular group that shares: national, tribal, language or religious affiliation.
• A community shares a common cultural background.

Question 21

Gender ID- 
Sexual ID- 
Age ID-
Social Class ID- 
Disability ID- 
Religious ID-

Answer 21

• ID oneself btwn masculinity and femininity.
• Gay, lesbian or straight.
• How old one can be.
• Ranking: income, occupation, and education.
• Physical or mental impairment.
• Spiritual belief.

Question 22

Identity Management

1. Perceived self-
2. Presenting self-

Answer 22

1. Honest reflection of who you want to be.

2. The way we want to appear to others.

Question 23

1. Face-

2. Facework-

Answer 23

Face- socially ID.

Facework- The way we act to maintain present image.

Question 24

1. Save face-

2. Give face-

Answer 24

Save face- Individualistic culture.

Give face- Collectivist culture.

Question 25

Why do we manage impression?

Answer 25

Social rules govern our behavior. | Accomplish personal an relational goals.

Question 26

How do we manage impression?

Answer 26

Manner. Appearance. Setting.