Chapter 3 & 4
Chapter 3
In this chapter, it covered a lot of information that had to do with how we see our selves and how we think of ourselves. One concept that stuck to me was the presenting self, which is basically how we would like to appear to others and our public image basically. This stuck to me because we live in a society where how you're viewed to the public eye is such a important thing. Everyone experiences this daily, whether it be what outfit you decide to wear for the day or any time you're about to meet someone for the first time. For the most part, people will go out of their way to make sure that they make a great impression and are viewed in a good way. The second concept that I could also relate to was social comparison where we tend to evaluate ourselves in how we see others. Sometimes when I meet others or when I find myself in a group of people I don't know I start to compare myself to them to me and most of the times I will feel uncomfortable and it tends to make my self esteem go down. Another situation could be when someone is in group where they view the people and seem to think that they are better than they are.
Chapter 4
This chapter touched a lot on perception and the concepts that I can relate to personally are stereotyping and interpretation. Stereotyping are exaggerated beliefs based on categories we are placed in. This is concept can relate to anyone because one way or another our lives we are constantly stereotyped in society. It can start with either race or gender and even sexual orientation. This shows how society places you in a box based on these beliefs. We all assume we know people based on what box we placed them in and constantly make judgements based on this. The second concept that I took interest was interpretation and how we select what we see in people, sometimes this can be based on first impressions or when we communicate. Sometimes we select what we want to hear or judge based on if we can relate to them on a personal level as well. We constantly make assumptions when we make interpretations of others.
In this chapter, it covered a lot of information that had to do with how we see our selves and how we think of ourselves. One concept that stuck to me was the presenting self, which is basically how we would like to appear to others and our public image basically. This stuck to me because we live in a society where how you're viewed to the public eye is such a important thing. Everyone experiences this daily, whether it be what outfit you decide to wear for the day or any time you're about to meet someone for the first time. For the most part, people will go out of their way to make sure that they make a great impression and are viewed in a good way. The second concept that I could also relate to was social comparison where we tend to evaluate ourselves in how we see others. Sometimes when I meet others or when I find myself in a group of people I don't know I start to compare myself to them to me and most of the times I will feel uncomfortable and it tends to make my self esteem go down. Another situation could be when someone is in group where they view the people and seem to think that they are better than they are.
Chapter 4
This chapter touched a lot on perception and the concepts that I can relate to personally are stereotyping and interpretation. Stereotyping are exaggerated beliefs based on categories we are placed in. This is concept can relate to anyone because one way or another our lives we are constantly stereotyped in society. It can start with either race or gender and even sexual orientation. This shows how society places you in a box based on these beliefs. We all assume we know people based on what box we placed them in and constantly make judgements based on this. The second concept that I took interest was interpretation and how we select what we see in people, sometimes this can be based on first impressions or when we communicate. Sometimes we select what we want to hear or judge based on if we can relate to them on a personal level as well. We constantly make assumptions when we make interpretations of others.
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