SOCPSY 2M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Impression Management, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 2M03
• Professor: Glen Steeves

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Socpsy 2m03 | multidisciplinary of social psychology | c01 | kathleen steeves. Today"s outline: attendance and announcements, lecture: the self". 25% covering rst 1/2 of class material (everything until the end of next week) In class (in this room) 50 minutes; multiple choice and short answer. Mainly multiple choice: thursday"s class 9:30 am wilson building 1055. Bring: your computer/adaptors, your textbook and article reading and academic article worksheet. What is the self: there is no de nite answer but there are various perspectives when considering the self (1) psychological perspective, self is considered stable and a private possession that is owned. The self is situational and created through social interactions. !2: the self is uid instead of xed. Symbolic interactionist: the self is socially constructed and socially situated, self as a social process, he focuses on language but not just dialogue between individuals but the inner dialogue that goes on in our heads.