The Self and Identity
What is self-concept?
What is ONE coming of age, including the culture it is part of
Judaism - Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Latin - Quincenera
Protestants - Baptism (must occur voluntary)
Anglo-Americans - debutante balls
Name ONE social theorist
David Elkind Erik Erikson Carol Gilligan Robert Havighurst Jane Loevinger Jean Piaget
Where do the Yolngu people live?
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Name the fundamental concepts
Fundamental: Persons, society, culture, environment, time
What is the name of the popular 16-type personality test
Myers–Briggs Personality Test
What is socialisation?
Bonus 100: Does socialisation change or stay the same? Why?
The process by which individuals learn to become functioning members of society by internalising the roles, norms and values of that society.
Bonus: socialisation changes because social roles and obligations are continually redefined
Identity Erik Erikson's theory of development
The 8 Psychosocial stages of life, looking at basic conflicts and virtues that shape the development of the self from infancy to old age.
Who was Baru?
A sacred totem - saltwater crocodile
The shared beliefs, values, customs, and practices passed down through generations that give a group a sense of common identity
Culture
When and how does the social self begin?
The social self: A conscious experience in which you become aware of your own personal identity
Childhood through human interaction
The primary and most influential agent of socialisation
Family
What is the nature vs nurture debate? Name the case study we looked at in class.
Debate: do genes (nature) or environment (nurture) impact personality, behaviour and identity more?
Describe the role of rites of passage for the Yolngu people.
Initiation of boys into the tribe during their younger years, ceremony marking their transition into manhood.
A socially created aspect of social life. Researchers argue that society is actively and creatively produced by human beings rather than being merely given or taken for granted.
Social construct
How is identity 'fluid'?
All individuals have multiple identities that might intersect and compete based on social situations. With increased digital technology and globalisation, this has increased.
What are four examples of family structures?
Nuclear family, multi-generational family, split family, blended family, de facto family, step-family
Explain the social construct of adolescence, including its weaknesses,
The life stage between childhood and adulthood is not a biological inevitability but rather a product of cultural, historical, and social forces. Its weakness is that it is not universally applicable across cultures or even within cultures.
- substance abuse issues
- white legal system
- sporting achievment prioritised by Milika
- economic marginilisation
- Elders losing authority over boys drawn to white life styles
The ability or capacity to influence or persuade others to a point of view or action to which they would not normally agree.
Power
According to Carl Rogers, the self is:
Made up three components: self-image (how you see yourself), self-esteem (how much value you place on yourself), and ideal self (what you wish you were really like). When these align closely, particularly when self-image matches the ideal self, this is called congruence.
Identify ALL of the secondary agents of socialisation
Ethnicity and culture
Gender
Sexuality
Beliefs
Location, class and status
Peers
School
Media
Describe the Theory of Generations, including its theorist and the core principles.
Karl Mannheim
People born around the same time who experience the same significant historical events during their formative years develop a shared worldview, values, and way of interpreting the world.
Describe at least five cultural aspects depicted in the film Yolgnu Boy.
Songlines, stories teaching the history and geography of their area, which are passed on orally from generation to generation. Ceremonies marking rites of passage. The boys hunting, medical knowledge treating the arm, making rope. Body paint for camoflauage.
Unique individuals who develop in a social and environmental setting in which they are influenced by, and interacts with, other persons and groups.
Persons