MC 3333 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
-Concept or perception based on collective views developed and maintained within
society or a social group; as opposed to existing inherently or naturally. -Created
through language, images and symbols.
-How do you like to be perceived? How do you identify yourself? - ANSWER Social
Construct
-We learn what is meant to be a member of a social group through our interactions with
others.
-One Drop Rule
-Caste systems/social systems - ANSWER Identity as a Social Construct
can be forced onto people - ANSWER One Drop Rule
dictate your identity according to your birthright. - ANSWER Caste systems/social
systems
Consistently treated in a certain way, we begin to accept that treatment as the norm, but
identities can also be rejected and can change over time. - ANSWER engenderment
-Total set of experiences through which children become clear about
norms/expectations and learn how to function as accepted members of society.
-Children learn to choose a limited set of behaviors and they socialize at both conscious
and unconscious levels, which help them develop a sense of self. - ANSWER
socialization
-Identity revolves around questions like, "what does it mean to be a woman?"
-Girl=pink; boy=blue - ANSWER gender
, -Determinists argue that differences between male and female are biological, just how
races have different traits, so do genders. - ANSWER nature
-Gender is a construct socially, culturally and psychologically. What is considered as
feminine or masculine differ depending on cultures, just like gender roles differ. -
ANSWER nurture
-People hold cognitions about the world and ourselves. When they clash, it's troubling,
because we like consistency. This results in TENSION, known as cognitive dissonance.
-Our psychological need for consistency - how do we change attitudes?
-Making decisions; making a bad choice ensures losing out on opportunities. Lying; we
shouldn't do it, but we do it - ANSWER Cognitive Dissonance
1. Change your beliefs
2. Change your actions
3. Change perception of action - ANSWER 3 Ways to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance
-Simplest way
-The more personal the beliefs, the greater the dissonance - ANSWER Change your
Beliefs
Make sure you never do it again - ANSWER Change your action
Rationalize what/why you're doing what you're doing - ANSWER Change perception of
action
Reasons we frame ourselves the way we do and why we are different (4 frames) -
ANSWER Theory of Identity
100% VERIFIED
-Concept or perception based on collective views developed and maintained within
society or a social group; as opposed to existing inherently or naturally. -Created
through language, images and symbols.
-How do you like to be perceived? How do you identify yourself? - ANSWER Social
Construct
-We learn what is meant to be a member of a social group through our interactions with
others.
-One Drop Rule
-Caste systems/social systems - ANSWER Identity as a Social Construct
can be forced onto people - ANSWER One Drop Rule
dictate your identity according to your birthright. - ANSWER Caste systems/social
systems
Consistently treated in a certain way, we begin to accept that treatment as the norm, but
identities can also be rejected and can change over time. - ANSWER engenderment
-Total set of experiences through which children become clear about
norms/expectations and learn how to function as accepted members of society.
-Children learn to choose a limited set of behaviors and they socialize at both conscious
and unconscious levels, which help them develop a sense of self. - ANSWER
socialization
-Identity revolves around questions like, "what does it mean to be a woman?"
-Girl=pink; boy=blue - ANSWER gender
, -Determinists argue that differences between male and female are biological, just how
races have different traits, so do genders. - ANSWER nature
-Gender is a construct socially, culturally and psychologically. What is considered as
feminine or masculine differ depending on cultures, just like gender roles differ. -
ANSWER nurture
-People hold cognitions about the world and ourselves. When they clash, it's troubling,
because we like consistency. This results in TENSION, known as cognitive dissonance.
-Our psychological need for consistency - how do we change attitudes?
-Making decisions; making a bad choice ensures losing out on opportunities. Lying; we
shouldn't do it, but we do it - ANSWER Cognitive Dissonance
1. Change your beliefs
2. Change your actions
3. Change perception of action - ANSWER 3 Ways to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance
-Simplest way
-The more personal the beliefs, the greater the dissonance - ANSWER Change your
Beliefs
Make sure you never do it again - ANSWER Change your action
Rationalize what/why you're doing what you're doing - ANSWER Change perception of
action
Reasons we frame ourselves the way we do and why we are different (4 frames) -
ANSWER Theory of Identity
