Transcript Looking Out/Looking In

Communication, Identity,
and the Self
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Looking Out/Looking In
Thirteenth Edition
Communication and the Self
• Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• What is the difference between the two?
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Communication and the Self
• Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• People with high self-esteem
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Likely to think well of others
Expect to be accepted by others
Evaluate their own performance more favorably
Perform well when being watched
Inclined to feel comfortable with views of others
Able to defend themselves against negative
comments
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Communication and the Self
• Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• People with low self-esteem
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Likely to disapprove of others
Expect to be rejected by others
Evaluate their own performance less favorably
Perform poorly when being watched
Feel threatened by people they view as superior
Have difficulty defending themselves against
others’ negative comments
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• Come up with a time when your self
esteem impacted your
communication.(positively or negatively –
both if you can!)
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Communication and the Self
• Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• Self-esteem and communication behavior
Figure 2.1 Page 43
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Communication and the Self
• Biology and the Self-Concept
• Personality is part of our genetic makeup
• Biology influenced traits
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Extroversion
Shyness
Assertiveness
Verbal Aggression
Willingness to communicate
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Communication and the Self
• Socialization and the Self-Concept
• Reflected Appraisal
• Each of us develops a self-concept that reflects the
way we believe others see us
• Social Comparison
• Social Comparison and The Media
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Communication and the Self
• Characteristics of the Self-Concept
• Distorted self-evaluations can happen and
may be based on:
• Obsolete information
• Distorted feedback
• Emphasis on perfection
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Communication and the Self
• The Self-Concept Resists Change
• Cognitive Conservatism
• We seek out people who support our self-concept
• Are you funny? Or, do you surround yourself with people
who tell you that you’re funny?
• Most communicators are reluctant to downgrade a
favorable impression of themselves
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Communication and the Self
• Culture, Gender, and Identity
• How does gender and culture impact our
identity?
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Communication and the Self
• The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
• Types of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
• Self-imposed prophecies
• When your own expectations influence your behavior
• Prophecies imposed by others
• Expectations and behaviors of one, govern another’s
actions
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Communication and the Self
• Changing Your Self-Concept
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Have a realistic perception of yourself
Have realistic expectations
Have the will to change
Have the skill to change
• Seek Advice
• Observe Models
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Communication as Identity
Management
• Public and Private Selves
• Perceived Self (Private)
• A reflection of the self concept
• Presenting Self (Public)
• The way we want others to
view us
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Communication as Identity
Management
• When do we manage identities?
• Why do we manage identities
• How do we manage identities?
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