Exam 5: The Self

Research has shown that young boys and girls have the same type of play patterns.

Amar Johnson lives, eats, and breathes pro football. His favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys. His home looks like a Dallas Cowboys' gift shop and museum. Amar's extended self is on the ________ level.

________ refers to the possession of both masculine and feminine traits.

Many ________ cultures stress the importance of a collective self, in which an individual's identity is derived in large measure from his or her social group.

Sexual dimorphic markers can be redefined over time as the concept of the ideal body type shifts.

Most eating disorders occur among African-American and Hispanic, middle-class teenage and college-age women.

A professor came to class dressed in a formal shirt and tie. He stated that he would like to explain the concept of self. He took off his tie and shirt. Underneath he had on a t-shirt with a picture of a handsome tennis player on the front. Then the professor turned around to show a picture of a cartoon clown on the back. "All of these are who I am," he said. What point was the professor trying to make and what did his choice of varying dress forms and associated iconic symbols most likely represent?

Discuss the terms symbolic interactionism and the looking-glass self. Give an example of each term.

A consumer is attached to an object to the extent that she relies upon it to maintain her self-concept.

People in every culture adorn or alter their bodies in some way. Decorating the self serves a number of purposes. Which of the following is NOT one of those purposes?