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the person we think we are and communicate to others.
theory of self that is formed and maintained through actual or imagined interpersonal agreement about what self is like.
The self, the face, the ego, the image we present to others in everyday life |
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provides an explanation for how our identities are developed and how we maintain our self-view.
Membership is characterized by in group behaviors that signal membership and define someone as being a part of a group or as an outsider and promote differential behavior toward that person |
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| Communication Theory of Identity |
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identity construction can be viewed through 4 frames of identity:
1. personal frame- we perceive ourselves to possess certain characteristics and not others.
2. enactment of communication frame- identities develop through com with others
3. relationship frame- developed through com over time that defines ourselves in terms of relationships with other people.
4. communal frame- identities are partly a function of the group to which we belong and they often are constrained by our cultural or group identities, they teach us rules regarding the right way to behave. |
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| Theory of Self (vision of self) |
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| people with high self-esteem generally view their traits and behaviors in a positive light, while people with low self-esteem mostly view their traits negatively: identity defines who we are and what we are like |
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| explains how identity influences the development of close relationships after first impressions are made. People seek to expand the self, to be more than they are. People enter relationships for the opportunity to expand their identities. Ability of the relationship to expand the partner's experience and sense of self |
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| occurs when an expectation exists that something will happen and a person behaves in a way that actually makes it more likely that the anticipated event will occur |
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| pretending to understand someone, hiding anger or sorrow from others, faking interest in boring conversation, acting you like someone when you don't |
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| affinity-seeking behavior |
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| actions designed to attract others |
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| dramaturgical perspective |
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| we constantly enact performances geared for particular audiences with the purpose of advancing a beneficial image of ourselves |
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| specific ways people manage and save face using communication |
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| the favorable image that people portray to others and hope to have validated by others |
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| reflects our desires to be free from imposition and restraint and have to control over our own territory, positions, time space and resources |
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| characterized by primary attention to task and little or no attention to helping the partner save face |
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| positive politeness stratgey |
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| intended to address the receivers positive fave while still accomplishing the task |
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| going off-record strategy |
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| characterized by efforts to avoid or minimize potential face threat |
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| characterized by efforts to repair and identity already damaged by something that was said or done |
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