Deck 3: Communicating Identities

Question 1

Examples of secondary identities include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) occupation
B) marital status
C) age
D) all of these

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Where you live, the income you earn, and your educational achievements are a part of your _____ identity.

A) religious
B) social class
C) sexual
D) national

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The idea that most people would be happier in the best house in a not-so-nice neighborhood than they would be in the worst house in a really nice neighborhood is an example of the way _____ can influence our identities.

A) the generalized other
B) social comparisons
C) self-fulfilling prophecies
D) significant experiences

Answer 3

B

Question 4

These behaviors are an example of

A) social comparison.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) the looking-glass self.
D) reflected appraisals.

Question 5

According to _____, this outcome was more likely.

A) the generalized others perspective
B) the self-fulfilling prophecy
C) performing identities
D) the self-esteem perspective

Question 6

Which of the following skills are useful to improve your communication about identities?

A) be aware that you create self-fulfilling prophecies
B) be tolerant of variations in identity performance
C) remember that people and their identities can change
D) all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a type of identity?

A) gender
B) religion
C) age
D) social class
E) all of these

Question 8

She's seeing herself as a great player because of this feedback from a _____ other.

A) central
B) decentralized
C) particular
D) generalized

Question 9

This is a difference prescribed by

A) gender.
B) sex.
C) age identity.
D) sexual identity.

Question 10

Based on her _____, she did not anticipate that interaction.

A) mutable identity
B) role expectation
C) enacted identity
D) performance expectation

Question 11

One's identity may be influenced by these sources, which are referred to as _____ others.

A) central
B) decentralized
C) particular
D) generalized

Question 12

Which of the following reasons influences the self-esteem component of your self-concept to be inconsistent with how others see you?

A) The feedback you receive is inaccurate because others don't want to hurt your feelings.
B) You hold on to an idea of yourself that is no longer true.
C) People may not accept or recognize your positive qualities.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 13

When we categorize someone as "male" or "female" we are describing the person's

A) gender identity.
B) biological sex.
C) sexual orientation.
D) behaviors.

Question 14

Your sexual identity is _____.

A) private
B) public
C) both public and private
D) none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true regarding our identity?

A) Identities can be both individual and social.
B) Identities are both fixed and dynamic.
C) Identities are created through our interactions with others.
D) Identities are understood through historical, social, and cultural environments.
E) All of these are true of identities.

Question 16

He enjoys his frequent visits to Paris from his home in Los Angeles.

A) racial
B) national
C) ethnic
D) social class

Question 17

The fairly stable perceptions we have of ourselves are referred to as

A) self-esteem.
B) self-concept.
C) social comparison.
D) self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 18

The idea that our self-images are shaped by the ways others view us is called

A) social comparison.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) reflected appraisals.
D) self-concept.

Question 19

Ethnic identity is based upon _____ groups, while racial identity is based upon _____ groups.

A) social; genetic
B) genetic; social
C) religious; biological
D) biological; religious

Question 20

This is likely to have a positive impact on his identity according to

A) interaction theory.
B) social contact theory.
C) reflected appraisals.
D) internal appraisals.

Question 21

National identity requires that a nation's government recognizes you as a member of its country.

Question 22

As part of your self-concept, _____ describes how you evaluate yourself overall.

Question 23

Social class identity reproduces itself, meaning that the social class you are born into is the one that you remain in for the duration of your life.

Question 24

People are less likely to communicate ethically if they believe that each person is a complex of identities.

Question 25

Children born with both male and female sexual organs are referred to as _____ individuals.

Question 26

A female firefighter is a challenge to traditional gender and professional scripts.

Question 27

Discuss some of the reasons why religious identity is becoming increasingly important.

Question 28

Our identities can change over time.

Question 29

People whose national identity is different from their ethnic identity can still maintain strong forms of both.

Question 30

One's _____ identity refers to how and to what extent one identifies with the social construction of masculinity and femininity.

Question 31

Many Americans believe that people fail or succeed based on their merit; this is a main reason why many avoid discussing issues of _____ identities.

Question 32

Unlike other identities, disability is NOT performed.

Question 33

Being a golfer is part of your individual identity.

Question 34

Part of the reason that _____ identity matters to the public is that it often correlates with particular political views and attitudes as well as powerful personal needs to enact such identities.

Question 35

Describe the factors that can create a mismatch between how you see yourself and how others do.

Question 36

Explain why more research is necessary on disability identities and propose one question that a researcher might ask to discover more.

Question 37

What factors led to these changes?

Question 38

Amara's national identity as a Nigerian is part of her social identity.

Question 39

Your religious identity is only important for you within your family and does not matter in the public sphere.