Management and Organizational Studies 3321F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Symbolic Interactionism, Stereotype Threat, Impression Management

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3321F/G
• Professor: Beth Lee

Document Summary

Idea that every human is unique rather than part of a group. All cultures see the self as an inner private self and outer public self. Western sees an independent interpretation of self, eastern sees interdependent. Self-concept self-concept: beliefs a person holds about his or her own attributes and how he or she evaluates these qualities. Attributes of self-concept can be described along dimensions as their content (e. g. , facial attractiveness versus mental aptitude, positivity or negativity e. g. , self-esteem, intensity, stability over time, and accuracy (e. g. , the degree to which one"s self-assessment corresponds to reality. Situational factors influence this stereotype threat: anxiety consumers feel when they fear they might act in a way that conforms the group stereotype self-esteem: Self-esteem: the positivity of your attitude toward yourself. Actual self: realistic appraisal of the qualities we do and don t have impression management: where we work hard to manage what others think of us.