SOCI 3060 Study Guide - Final Guide: Racialization, Paradigm Shift, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: York University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 3060
• Professor: Natalie Weiser

Document Summary

Social psychology important concepts and notes from the articles. 1)identity is who we are in relation to the other people we interact with. The names we call ourselves-our idea of who we are in the world. 2)there are three different forms of identity (a spectrum of identities): Situated identity: lasts for the duration of the situation in which the role is locat- ed; context dependent; example being pitcher/catcher". Social identity: identify with others who are perceived as being like oneself; basis of identity is membership or identification with a community/social group; sense of differentiation from others; example being athlete". Personal identity: focus is on an individual"s life story; uniqueness and differ- ence; example being your name. 3)the term identity" is like the self as being a process. Our identity is always being developed and is never a final product. 4)multidimensionality: we posses multiple identities simultaneously and they are always in flux; changing and evolving based on context.