04:189:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Comparison Theory, Personal Identity

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: Householder, B

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Class 4, the relationship between role and self = the individual, social position is our place or standing in a social hierarchy. (occupation, age, income, education, relationship, etc ) i. Variety of demographic standards: role constitutes a set of expectations that governs how someone who holds a position should behave, this is based on the social position ii. Roles are identity related: most of us play many roles. vi. vii. Role rigidity occurs when a single role takes over one"s identity. Role conflict occurs when two or more roles make opposing demands: how do we choose or reject our roles? i. Social support: people around you want you to play a role, tell people what they should do but in a positive way ii. iii. If you are a student but you don"t want to be a student. In the past, lineage and job was the modal self.