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Aspects of Social Identity: Self and...
Chapter Objectives
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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Understand the components and dimensions of a person's social identity.
- State and define the three types of self-awareness.
- Consider how the self-concept functions and provide at least two examples of a specific type of self-concept.
- Describe how external factors can shape one's self-concept.
- Explain how we evaluate our self-esteem and how social comparison processes function in this respect.
- Contrast the consequences of low versus high self-esteem.
- Offer a definition of self-focusing and why this is important in our lives.
- Contrast the differences between low and high self-monitors.
- Discuss how self-efficacy affects our lives and offer some examples of specific types of self-efficacy.
- Explain the difference between the terms "sex" and "gender."
- Outline the developmental aspects of gender identity.
- Understand the rationale behind the Bem Sex-Role Inventory and list the classifications that a person may have after completing this measure.
- Describe the consequences and reactions to gender-role behavior including the benefits and disadvantages of these various gender-roles.
- Consider how gender roles at home and work may have varied or stayed constant over the past several decades.
- Contrast biological/evolutionary versus societal/environment perspectives as to why men and women often exhibit different behaviors.
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