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identity
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the concept of who we are. characteristics of identity may be understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take - ex. social science, interpretive or critical
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impression management theory
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the ways by which individual attempt to control the impressions others have of them.
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individualized identity
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the sense of self as independent and self-reliant
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familial identity
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the sense of self as always connected to family and others.
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spiritual identity
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identification with feelings of connectedness to others and higher meanings in life.
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identity negotiation theory
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a theory that emphasizes the process of communicating one's own desired identities while reinforcing or resisting others' identities as the core of intercultural communication
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avowal
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the process by which an individual portrays himself or herself
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ascription
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the process by which others attribute identities to an individual
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core symbols
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the fundamental beliefs that are shared by the members of a cultural group. labels, a category of core symbols are names or markers used to classify individual, social or cultural groups.
ex. african american, latino, white, |
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interpellation
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the communication process by which one is pulled into the social forces that place people into a specific identity.
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minority identity
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the sense of belonging to a nondominant group
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stages:
1) unexamined identity 2) conformity 3)resistance and separatism 4) integration |
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majority identity
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a sense of belonging to a dominant group
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stages:
1) unexamined identity 2) acceptance 3) resistance 4) redefinition |
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gender identity
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the identification with the cultural notions of masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman.
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sexual identity
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one's identification with various categories of sexuality
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age identity
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id with the cultural conventions of how we should act, look, and behave according to our age.
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racial identity
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identifying with a particular racial group. although in the past racial groups were classified on the basis of biological characteristics, most scientists now recognize that race is constructed and fluid social and historical contexts.
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ethnic identity
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1) a set of ideas about one's own ethnic group membership
2) a sense of belonging to a particular group and knowing something about the shared experience of the group. |
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hyphenated americans
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U.S. Americans who identify not only with being U.S. citizens but also as being members of ethnic groups.
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religious identity
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a sense of belonging to a religious group.
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class identity
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a sense of belonging to a group that shares similar economic, occupational, or social status.
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class identity
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a sense of belonging to a group that shares similar economic, occupational or social status.
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national identity
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national citizenship
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regional identity
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identification with a specific geographic region of a nation.
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personal identity
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who we think we are and who others think we are.
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global nomads third-culture kids
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people who grow up in many different cultural contexts because their parents relocated.
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culture brokers
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individuals who act as bridges between cultures, facilitating cross-cultural interaction and conflict.
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stereotypes
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widely held beliefs about a group of people.
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model minority
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a stereotype that characterizes all asians and asian americans as harworking and serious and so as a "good" minority.
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prejudice
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an attitude (usually negative) toward a cultural group based on little or no evidence.
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