1. Symbolic Interactionism:
Whatchu Know ‘Bout
‘ME’?
Katrina Beltran, Maira Contreras
Diana Coosemans, Elen Melkonian
Sarina Sandoval

2. Agenda
O Timeline
O Overview of Study
O Activity
O Present Research Findings
O Tying It All Together
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3. Timeline
W. James
1842-1910
J. Dewey
1859-1952
G. H.
Mead
1863-1931
C. H.
Cooley
1864-1929
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4. Activity Time!
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5. Activity: Subject 1
O 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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6. Subject 1
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7. Activity: Subject 2
O 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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8. Subject 2
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9. Activity: Subject 3
O 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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10. Subject 3
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11. Activity: Subject 4
O 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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12. Subject 4
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13. Activity: Subject 5
O 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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14. Subject 5
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15. Activity: Subject 6
O 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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16. Subject 6
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17. Tying it All Together
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18. Research Study: Intent
O Belief of Social Psychologists
O Visual v. Vocal
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19. Research Study: The
Facts
O Study 2 & 3
O Where: University of Colorado at
Boulder
O When: June 6, 2006
O Why: To prove that people make gender-
stereotypes based on how people sound or
talk
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20. Research Study: The
Facts
O Study 2
O Who: 74 undergraduate students (20
male/20 female)
O What: Participants read 8 passages
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21. Research Study: The
Facts
O Study 3
O Who: 38 undergraduate students (28
female/ 10 male)
O What: 30 voice recordings (15
female/15 male)
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22. Research Study:
Methods
O Social Science
O Quantitative
O Methods Used
O Descriptive Statistics
O Experiments
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23. Research Study:
Conclusions
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O Social Construction
O Femininity and Masculinity
O “Stereotype Threat”
O Reference to Self
O “ME”

24. Research Study:
Connection
O Mind
O Birth – Lack “Mind” and “Self”
O Developed through language
O Self
O Judging their “Me”
O Society
O Relate past or current relationships
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25. Thank You!
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26. References
O Hewitt, John P. Self and Society A Symbolic Interactionist Social Psychology. Newton,
Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1988. Print.
O Ko, Sei Jin, Charles M. Judd, and Irene V. Blair. "What the Voice Reveals: Within and
Between-category Stereotyping on the Basis of Voice." CSUN Library. University of
Groningen, the Netherlands and University of Colorado at Boulder, 6 June 2006.
Web. 03 Feb. 2015.
O McGlone, Matthew S., and Abigail R. Pfiester. "Access to Restricted Resources."
CSUN Library. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.
O Mead, George H. Mind, Self & Society. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago
Press, 1934. Print.
O Meltzer, Bernard N., John W. Petras, and Larry T. Reynolds. Symbolic Interactionism.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. Broadway House, 1975. Print.
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