PSYC 3210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Collectivism, Cultural Identity, Personal Identity

• School: Lakehead University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3210
• Professor: Taslim Alani

Document Summary

Psychology 3210 chapter 5: culture, self, and identity. Defining self: self-concept: the cognitive representations of who one it, that is, the ideas or images that one has about oneself, especially in relation to others, and how and why one behaves. Early research on cultural differences in self-concepts: the independent versus interdependent. Self-construal theory: given that self-concepts are rooted in cultural worldviews, and given that cultural worldviews differ across cultures, it follows that the concept of self also differs in different cultures. Independent construal of self: a sense of self that views that self as a bounded entity, clearly separated from relevant others: o(cid:374)e"s i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)al attri(cid:271)utes su(cid:272)h as a(cid:271)ilities or perso(cid:374)ality traits are the (cid:373)ost salient self-relevant information. Interdependent construal of self: a sense of self that views the self as unbounded, flexible, and contingent on context. This sense of self is based on a principle of the fundamental connectedness among people.