Psychological discourses of the self and the (re)construction of cultural differences

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehuda Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
The Self

Cultural differences in mental representations of the self

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Spencer-Rodgers ◽  
Helen Boucher ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Kaiping Peng
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
The Self

scholarly journals Rethinking the Perceived Self: Samples from Facebook

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
Anita Kasabova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
The Self ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
The Real ◽  
Group I ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Anglo American

Abstract How the self perceives reality is a traditional topic of research across several disciplines. I examine the perceived self on Facebook, as a case-study of self-knowledge on „classical” social media. Following Blascovich & Bailenson (2011), I consider the distinction between the real and the virtual as relative. Perceptual self-knowledge, filtered through social media, requires rethinking the perceived self in terms of social reality (Neisser, 1993). This claim dovetails Jenkins’s (2013) notion of the self as an active participant in consumption. I argue that the perceived self in social media could be conceived in terms of how it would like to be perceived and appraised by its virtual audience. Using Neisser’s (1993) typology of self-knowledge and Castañeda’s (1983) theory of I-guises, I analyse seven samples from Anglo-American and Bulgarian Facebook sites and show that the perceived self produces itself online as a captivating presence with a credible story. My samples are taken from FB community pages with negligible cultural differences across an online teenage/twens (twixter) age group. I then discuss some problematic aspects of the perceived self online, as well as recent critiques of technoconsumerism.

CONTINGENCY AS A MODERATOR OF THE EFFECT OF DOMAIN SELF-ESTEEM ON GLOBAL SELF-ESTEEM

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 851-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junsheng Hu ◽  
Ye Yang ◽  
Dengfeng Wang ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
The Individual

The aim in this study was to examine whether contingency of domain self-esteem moderates the effect of domain self-esteem on global self-esteem. Chinese university students (N = 320) completed the Contingencies of Self-worth Scale and the Self-worth Questionnaire (both by Yang, Hu, Pang, & Wang, 2007) and the Chinese version (Robinson, Shaver, & Wrightsman, 1997) of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). Results indicated that in domains that the individual could control, such as ability or behavior style, domain self-esteem directly influenced global self-esteem; in domains that the individual could not control, such as appearance and nationality, contingency of domain self-esteem moderated the effect of domain self-esteem on global self-esteem. Cultural differences in contingencies of domain self-esteem are also discussed.

scholarly journals Examining Empathy As A Communication Technique In The Context of Gender And Cultural Differences: A Review Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Meryem Karaaziz ◽  
Gökçe Can ◽  
Buse Keskindağ
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
The Self ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Communication Technique ◽  
Review Study

Empathy has several definitions which involve a broad range of emotional states, including caring to help others; also experiencing emotions which may pair with another person's emotions; and caring what another person is thinking or feeling and making differences between the self and the others less different.Empathy helps to communicate better where we can easily understand why people do or say or not say something thus,we can establish a healthy and harmonious relationship with people.Empathy also depends on cultural values,gender and enviromental factors because every people are different and so their ability to establish empathy is to be expected different. Purpose of this review study is to explain  the importance of empathy, it’s components and to discuss the  effects of gender and culture on empathy.

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