Symbolic Interactionism: Whatchu Know

‘Bout ‘ME’?Katrina Beltran, Maira Contreras

Diana Coosemans, Elen MelkonianSarina Sandoval

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AgendaOTimelineOOverview of StudyOActivityOPresent Research FindingsOTying It All Together

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TimelineW.

James1842-1910

J. Dewey

1859-1952

G. H. Mead 1863-1931

C. H. Cooley

1864-1929

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Activity Time!

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Activity: Subject 1O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for male subjects: broad shoulders, brown eyes, tall, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), short, fat, skinny, ambitious, determined, athletic, lazy, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 1

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Activity: Subject 2O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for male subjects: broad shoulders, brown eyes, tall, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), short, fat, skinny, ambitious, determined, athletic, lazy, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 2

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Activity: Subject 3O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for male subjects: broad shoulders, brown eyes, tall, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), short, fat, skinny, ambitious, determined, athletic, lazy, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 3

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Activity: Subject 4O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for female subjects: blonde or brunette, tall, short, fat, skinny, brown eyes, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), athletic, lazy, ambitious, determined, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 4

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Activity: Subject 5O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for female subjects: blonde or brunette, tall, short, fat, skinny, brown eyes, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), athletic, lazy, ambitious, determined, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 5

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Activity: Subject 6O How do you picture the participant?

O Example for female subjects: blonde or brunette, tall, short, fat, skinny, brown eyes, ethnicity (Hispanic, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.), athletic, lazy, ambitious, determined, etc.

O Be Specific!!!

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Subject 6

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Tying it All Together

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Research Study: IntentOBelief of Social Psychologists

OVisual v. Vocal

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Research Study: The Facts

OStudy 2 & 3OWhere: University of Colorado at

BoulderOWhen: June 6, 2006OWhy: To prove that people make

gender-stereotypes based on how people sound or talk

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Research Study: The Facts

OStudy 2 OWho: 74 undergraduate students

(20 male/20 female)OWhat: Participants read 8

passages

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Research Study: The Facts

OStudy 3OWho: 38 undergraduate

students (28 female/ 10 male)OWhat: 30 voice recordings (15

female/15 male)

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Research Study: Methods

OSocial ScienceOQuantitative

OMethods UsedODescriptive StatisticsOExperiments

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Research Study: Conclusions

OSocial ConstructionOFemininity and Masculinity

O“Stereotype Threat”OReference to Self

O “ME”

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Research Study: Connection

OMindOBirth – Lack “Mind” and “Self”ODeveloped through language

OSelfO Judging their “Me”

OSocietyORelate past or current

relationships

Thank You!

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