SOC 2760 Lecture 2: Social psychology lect 1

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

All part of a larger social structure. Self concept known as me self awareness (the knower of i) Qualities social characteristics names psychological characteristics all make up the self how you define yourself (the me) Younger ppl usually think about physical characteristics like is a boy and has brown hair. Three features of self (the i and me) Self includes the social identity (i am from guelph) Self is the active agent (decision making) Self in an interpersonal tool: you know what u are, urself will tell u how to interact w other ppl, ex. If ur friend is helpful u call that friend not ur neighbor you create that interpersonal connection 50 first dates there is no sense of self for her, bc everyday is a new interaction. Self regulation: you make the choices of how to react and who u think u are/ how to react. Feedback u get from others effects ur view of urself ex.