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FAML 400 Exam II -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified"I" vs "me" - ✔✔"I" is your spontaneous reaction (similar to the id in psychoanalytic theory);
"me" is your social self/presentation of yourself to others
"Looking-glass self (Cooley) - ✔✔Charles Horton Cooley developed the idea in which
individuals think about how they appear to others, make a judgment about what the other
person thinks about them, and then incorporates those ideas into their own concept of self.
This happens in face-to-face interactions, especially with those we are closest with.
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This is closely related to the theory of the mind concept that individuals on the autism
spectrum struggle to grasp
Roles - ✔✔We learn social expectations as children through playing and then gaming
(Mead).
Adults struggle with role strain - ✔✔difficulty enacting each role because of multiple
demands and competing resources
role ambiguity - ✔✔confusion about expectations
role salience - ✔✔which is most important right now?
role conflict - ✔✔two roles at odds with each other
According to Symbolic Interactionism Theory, the researcher or practitioner should: -
✔✔Pay attention to how individuals interpret events
Consider how cultural meanings affects social behavior
Look for commonly shared signs and symbols
, All of the above
T/F A basic assumption/tenet of symbolic interaction is that we cannot assume to
understand behavior simply by knowing or understanding the meaning that the action has
for the person. - ✔✔False
The concept of socialization includes the process of learning the symbols, beliefs, and
attitudes of our culture. According to Mead, when we become socialized to play our roles in
society and we understand how our roles fit in with the roles of others, we are in the... -
✔✔game stage
Which of the following is NOT a critique of Symbolic Interactionism Theory? - ✔✔Does not
propose how families can improve
Critiques of Symbolic Interactionism Theory - ✔✔It doesn't focus enough on the hard facts
that we live in a world that we do not create.
It's not really a completely integrated theory
Doesn't give enough attention to emotions
People find the concepts confusing
it lacks attention to the role of biology in human behavior
Gesture - ✔✔I walk into a room and see others' facial expressions and how they respond to
seeing me in the door.
Symbol - ✔✔Christian churches have a cross on their buildings for a specific purpose
Interaction - ✔✔Social behavior between two or more people during which some type of
communication takes place
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