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Unfolding The Social Self (Notes)

The document discusses several theories related to the development of the social self. It begins by explaining how family, school, and community shape one's cultural beliefs and worldview. It then describes Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory, which posits five systems that influence an individual's sense of self. Next, it discusses theories about individualism vs collectivism and the divided "I" and "Me" selves. It concludes by examining how social media, digital identity, and online behavior impact the socio-digital self in modern times.

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Unfolding The Social Self (Notes)

The document discusses several theories related to the development of the social self. It begins by explaining how family, school, and community shape one's cultural beliefs and worldview. It then describes Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory, which posits five systems that influence an individual's sense of self. Next, it discusses theories about individualism vs collectivism and the divided "I" and "Me" selves. It concludes by examining how social media, digital identity, and online behavior impact the socio-digital self in modern times.

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Unfolding of the Social Self

The Self and Its Social Agencies

• Family - the most pervading influential social group that impacts the
self in its entire course of development.

• School - worldview expand as one gets exposed to more people in


different social learning environments.

• Community - one’s cultural beliefs and practices are influenced by


what communities and societies dictate.
Culture

• Culture is the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, law, art,
moral, custom, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a
member of society - Edward Tyler (1871).
Bioecological Systems Theory

• Urie Bronfenbrenner’s (1935) Bioecological Systems of Development


explains that an individual’s social development, using biological,
environmental, and ecological lenses.

• The theory explains that bidirectional influence of individual systems to


each other and posits 5 specific systems that shape an individual’s sense
of self.
Bioecological Systems Theory

1. Microsystem. This system refers to the institutions and social groups


that the individual has direct contact and interaction with, including
families, peers, schools, religious institutions, and the immediate
community.

2. Mesosystem. This system refers to the interconnections among aspects


of the microsystems affecting the individual.
Bioecological Systems Theory

3. Exosystem. This refers to the social setting that an individual has no


direct interaction with but nevertheless affects his or her development.

4. Macrosystem. This system encompasses the larger cultural context in


which the individual resides in.
Bioecological Systems Theory

5. Chronosystems. This system focuses on patterns of environmental


events, including sociohistorical events from a specific to a general context.
Bioecological Systems Theory
Individualism-Collectivism Model

Hazel Rose Markus and Shinobu Kitayama (1991) proposed this model
which believes that individualism as an orientation focuses on one’s
individual attributes and personal distinctiveness.
I vs. Me

Herbert Mead (1934) posited in his theory of the social self. He posited that
the self is divided into 2 parts:

The “I” which is known as the unsocialised self and the “Me” which is known
as the “socialized” self.
The Socio-Digital Self

Social Media - the websites and the applications that make it easier to
create and share information, ideas, and interests. It also allows people to
create other forms of self-expression via virtual communities and network.
The Self in the Age of Technology

Online disembodiment - people may act differently since interaction in social


media do not happen face to face and there is no physical presence
required.
Digital Identity

People generally have “role identities.” These are the characters and roles an
individual creates as a member of a particular social group.

The great the commitment of an individual to a particular identity, the greater


the importance of this identity.
Online Disinhibition Effect
When people adopt fake identities, they are likely to engage in behaviours
that they would not do in real life interactions. This is known as online
disinhibition (Suler, 2004).

Benign Disinhibition - occurs when people tend to self-disclose more on the


internet than they would in real life or go out of their way to help someone or
show kindness.

Toxic Disinhibition - occurs when people use rude language, bully or


threaten others on online platforms and go websites with contents of
violence, crime and pornography.
Managing Responsible Online Behavior
Do not post or send anything that will embarrass you.

Avoid posting statements when experiencing strong emotions.

Do not hang out with the “wrong crowd” online.

Do not hang out with the “wrong crowd” offline.

Be careful with oversharing, especially confidential information that may


be used irresponsibly.

Respect other people in the online community.


The Material/ Economic Self

Needs - are those important for survival like food, clothing, and shelter.

Wants - are synonymous with luxuries and people buy them for reasons
that do not warrant necessity.
The Self in the Material World

Utility - concerned with how things serve a practical purpose.

Significance - concerned with the meaning assigned to the object.

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