MSCI411 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Family, Individualism, Social Comparison Theory
3 Jun 2014
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All key terms in readings up until the point of the quiz next wednesday. Define and use in a well-contextualized sentence that shows the meaning. Reflection assignment: krish (partner) self - subjective series of descriptions of who you think you are. Not the same as a person (which is a public entity, a political face). A self is more private assessment of who you are, and does not exist in isolation from others. Not whole or complete at birth. distinction between self-concept vs self-esteem. We gain self-esteem from self-concept, but is not the same thing. Self-concept is descriptive, total massive descriptors that we would apply to ourselves. To the extent that the description of ourselves live up to an ideal self. To the extent that we can approach that ideal self or are consistent with that ideal self, we will have good self- esteem. Poorer self-esteem is a wide gap between self-assessment and our ideal self.
