Understanding the Self 1

Virla Limbo
Ms. Prudence
BAJ 1-2N

Assessment 2

Lewis Morgan 1. He presented the theory of social evolution.

_____I________ 2. It is what is out there, acting, being spontaneous, doing things in
the world. What is it?
Self- Efficacy 3. It is the people’s belief about their capabilities to produce
designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect
their lives. What do you call this?
Collective Representations 4. It is the symbols and images that come to represent
the ideas, beliefs, and values elaborated by a collectivity and are not reducible to
individual constituents.
Generalized others 5. When you have internalized the widespread cultural norms,
mores, and expectations of behaviors, what is it?

Assessment 3. Essay

The realization that such generalizations are typically useless for resolving
the problems of particular people is the foundation for the avoidance of making
broad generalizations about vast populations of people. For instance, when
designing policy around death rates and retirement ages, generalizations are
particularly helpful. However, politicians as well as statisticians are aware of how
flimsy a created "median" population unit is.
‘’Avoid generalizations, criticize the concept rather than the person, and don't
make assumptions.’’
These are some general guidelines for decent speech. However, they are
broken so routinely that it makes one wonder if the rules are even sound. It is
possible to express outspoken opposition to generalizations while simultaneously
making your own broad generalization. It seems that we hate assumptions and
broad generalizations made by others. But when we get the chance to do so, we
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suddenly realize that generalizations and assumptions do have some use after all.
We also lose sight of that value the next time we hear a generalization made by
someone else. I believe that a generalization has a very straightforward benefit.
People enjoy expressing their thoughts, hearing others' opinions, and using those
opinions to guide their actions. They also enjoy debating viewpoints and even
disagreeing with them. And it's much better if generalization makes the opinion
stronger.
Using "I" words to avoid conflict and offense is, in my experience, very
beneficial. Additionally, it is quite clear in this instance that being polite leads to
greater sincerity rather than less. Instead of trying to pretend that our own
experience is a universal experience, we are really more truthful to our particular
experience when we utilize "I" expressions. Use "I" statements to prevent
generalizations. However, they don't simply assist you in avoiding any
generalization; rather, they are specifically directed at the one that is most likely to
offend.