In both texts they discuss the relation of
social identity, Sheldon’s Stryker’s theory focus’ on social scenario’s where
as McCall and Simmons targets the ideal self.
Stryker explains the social change in the
way we act in different social environments, the emotions that are portrayed
that form the structure of a person’s identity. We mold and change according to
our social group and learn what identity to adopt in a given social scenario.
This is very true, we change within different social structures and are
constantly evolving to keep up with the change in life. Stryker discuss’ the
salience hierarchy, the hierarchy of identities based on the success and import
to the individual. He hints that we are constantly performing and evolving with
the different versions of ourselves. Stryker also talks about the identity and
emotions of interactionist theorizing shaping subsequent role in performances.
He mentions when people judge each other and their role behavior whether their
performance is acceptable or un acceptable, he talks in detail about reading
gestures and whether a positive or negative emotion will come of it and the
‘affect’ the emotional reaction. Also, we as individuals judge and get
emotional over role performances to make sure we are performing correctly in a
given situation.
In contrast George J McCall and J L Simmons
discuss things on more of a self-basis, an idealized version of ourselves. They
speak as we always have some disatifisfication for ourselves as we hold such
high standards, constantly expecting more. We are constantly worried about our
self-image opposed to other people; a good example of this is the way we make
ourselves look on social media, the idealized version of ourselves.
There are similarities and connections
between both Stryker and McCall and Simmons as they both discuss how we all put
on almost an act and how we change socially in different situations for example
we wouldn’t act the same at work as we would at a party. I agree with both of
the theories, I think that individuals do mold to different social groups and
learn and adapt to them. McCall and Simmons have a very valid point about our
egos always trying to make our identity’s better.
I think they both relate in terms of
design, I think people design with Strykers theory in mind, seeing how their
design fits in and get accepted, but tend to have McCalls and Simmons theory in
the back of their heads the idea of how it is going to boost their ego.
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