Learning Objectives

Chapter 3

 

1. Does it make sense that someone has a true core self?

 

2. How do perceptions influence identities?

 

3. What does it mean to say that identities are symbolic constructions?

 

4. What is the difference between self-description and self-disclosure?

 

5. What is the role of narratives in the construction of identities?

 

6. How do other people influence identity construction?