The Self,

Society,
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Culture
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study of people, past,

and present
society, culture, and development
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“self is the physical organism,

possessing psychological
functioning and social
attributes.”
3 components of self: body, feelings, social role
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"the self is not static; it is added

to and subtracted from by
genetic maturation, learning,
forgetting, stress, ageing, and
disease."
Genes, experiences, and relationships all shape our sense of self.
concepts of aspects of the self

Explicit Implicit
- Consciously - Not immediately
aware available to the
 Self as
Representation
“Self is illusory.”
- Ewing (1989)
The Self,
self-representation examples

Professional self Social self Private self

Cultural traditions and social practices regulate, express, and
transform human psyche, resulting less in psychic unity for
humankind than in ethnic divergences in mind, self, and emotion"
Cultural psychologists distinguished two ways of how the self is
constructed. These are the independent and interdependent constructs.
These self-construals are also imbedded in culture. Construal is an
interpretation of the meaning of something; hence, in this sense, the
meaning of "self." The independent construct is characteristic of
individualistic culture, such as in North America and Europe

Individualistic culture represents the self as separate, distinct, with

emphasis on internal attributes or traits, skills, and values. The
interdependent construct is typical of the collectivist culture in East Asia
stressing the essential connection between the individual to other people.
 Developmental psychologist

She believed that culture can influence how you view:

relationships, personality traits, achievement, and expressing
emotions.
 Culture influences how you enter into and
maintain relationships. For example, relationships
may be seen as voluntary or as duty-based.
In Western societies, it is essential for a person to
choose whom to marry while some Eastern
societies still practice arranged marriage.
Culture influences whether (and how) you value traits,
like humility, self-esteem, politeness, assertiveness, and
so on, as well as how you perceive hardship or how
you feel about relying on others.
Culture influences how you define success and whether you value certain
types of individual and group achievements.
Culture influences what will affect you emotionally, as well as how you express yourself, such as showing your
feelings in public or keeping it private.

Sad Fear Anger Joy

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What is the concept

that’s not available to
consciousness?
Answer: Implicit
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According to
Katherine Ewing, self
illusory
is _______?
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What is the study of

people, past, and
present?
Answer: Anthropology
 Rebus

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EXTRA REBUS #1 EXTRA

Answer: Culture
EXTRA REBUS #2 EXTRA

Answer: Independent
EXTRA REBUS #3 EXTRA

Answer: Personality
EXTRA REBUS #4 EXTRA

Answer: Emotion
EXTRA REBUS #5 EXTRA

FEEL
Answer: Feel Free
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