SPCOM204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Identity Management, Impression Management, Performativity

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SPCOM204
• Professor: Shannon Hartling

Document Summary

Spcom 204 communication and identity: creating and presenting the self. Identity management - the communication strategies people use to influence how others view them. Perceived self - the person you believe yourself to be in moments of honest self-examination. Can be the same or different to presenting or ideal selves. Presenting self - image a person presents to others, can be the same or different from perceived or ideal self, also known as face 24. 09. 2018: we strive to construct multiple identities, people differ in their degree of identity management. Why manage identities: to start and manage relationships, to gain compliance of others, to explore new selves to save others" face. How do we manage identities: face-to-face impression management manner, appearance, setting, face Self-monitoring - being aware of one"s impact and shifting self to accommodate setting.