PSYC14H3 Chapter 6: chapter 6.doc
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The nature of our self-concepts and the foundation of our identity. The self-concept holds a privileged position in psychology, as we"ll see later, because the nature of our selves strongly influences the ways we perceive and interact with social world. The exercise reveals the extent of culture"s influence on identities in at least 2 ways: one rather superficial and one much deeper. The statement are cultural products in that you cannot be a fan of the vancouver. However, the kinds of self-statements might reveal only a superficial influence of culture, because the culture is merely providing the content about the ways we think ourselves. First, it implicates a significant order in one"s self-concept. E. g. younger brother is due to he has a older brother. It define a role in terms of whatever ideas one has regarding appropriate behaviors or responsibilities that are relegated to younger brothers.
