Exam 4: The Self and Interaction

The University of California, Santa Barbara, is located near the Pacific Ocean, and many students live within walking distance of the beach. Although it feels perfectly normal to wear a bathing suit while at the beach, most students put on a cover-up or wrap themselves in a towel to make the short walk back to their apartments. The beach, unlike the street, is a(n) ____________ that makes it seem normal and acceptable to be wearing nothing but a bathing suit.

Erving Goffman was considered to be a cynic.

Describe the process of impression management as defined by Erving Goffman.

Chapter 4 presents theories of the self by Sigmund Freud, Charles Cooley, and George Herbert Mead. Describe the social component of all three theoretical perspectives.

Why might socialization change, not just between families, but also within the same family over time?

Victor of Aveyron was a feral child who wandered out of the woods in 1800 when he was approximately 12. Victor was incapable of talking and never fully adjusted to life with other humans. This case shows the importance of:

A female police officer who struggles with commanding respect from male colleagues while also presenting herself in traditionally feminine ways may be experiencing:

Increasingly, even very significant events in our lives take place online. It is now common to hear stories of couples breaking up through an instant message or even a text message. Compared to similar interactions in the past, what is missing from these interactions?

What do sociologists call it when an individual's job requires her to manage her feelings as part of her official duties?

Some people are disturbed by Goffman's work, because it seems to suggest that no one is ever being honest about who they are. What would Goffman say to this?

In Chapter 4, the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section related to Erving Goffman. Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

What are the parts of the mind according to Sigmund Freud's theoretical perspective?

What happens to feral children, who are raised without significant social contact? What does this demonstrate about the importance of socialization?

How do sociologists define the self?

The term "total institution" refers to organizations that strip members of their previous identities in order to resocialize them.

Sigmund Freud once said that the id was like a wild horse, and the ____________ was like a rider astride the horse, struggling to keep it under control.

What is a position in a social hierarchy called that comes with a set of expectations?

The dual nature of the self, according to George Herbert Mead, refers to the idea that:

Which theorist argued that if people "define a situation as real, it is real in its consequences"?

Which part of the minds of feral children would Sigmund Freud expect to be most fully developed?