Comm 10 - MODULE 1

1.) Do you agree with Lacson’s observations? Which parts do you agree with and which parts do you disagree with? After reading Lacson's article on Mindsets of the Filipinos, I'm impressed. I actually do believe that the mindsets stated are actually true. Not just most of them but all of them. I'm quite attacked by most of it, I must say; from the deprivation-deservation syndrome down to the concept of accountability. Even his other observations enlightened my inner self; media plays a lot of character in this world. 2.) Can you think of specific examples in which the mindsets describe by Lacson apply? As I've said, I'm quite attacked by most of the mindsets observed and mentioned by Lacson; and I actually mean it for the sole reason that I have observed and/or experienced them myself. Here are some of my observations and experiences: THE DEPRIVATION-DESERVATION SYNDROME I realized that I have been constantly thinking that I deserve something j...

1. What is positioning? How does it clarify the relational character of identity? Identity construction involves a dynamic between the self and the other, which then produces social representations. These representations provide “various possible identities” or positions that individuals may take to “help them structure their social world and orient themselves within this world” (Andreouli, 2010). Individuals and groups construct social identities that reflect their efforts to situate or position themselves within their society. Positioning is literally placing and shaping yourself in relation to others. 2. How does positioning explain how marginalized groups negotiate and assert their collective identities in asymmetric social relations where they experience discrimination and prejudice? Positioning is an on-going discursive process. Therefore, it is not fixed or stable and can be reshaped or reconfigured. This can explain how marginalized groups see themselves and assert th...

1. How is identity a social process? Identity itself is an interactional accomplishment. It is a social process because our own view of ourselves, our identity, is produced, molded, and continually negotiated by the interactions we have with others and our social performances. It is also how we orient ourselves with the people around us, the environment, through communication and the many constraints of social norms. 2. How is identity constructed through communication? What are the processes in identity construction in and through communication? The identity is constructed through communication through assertion, definition, and mutual communication with others. It is through this negotiation process that people will be able to attain mutually desired identities. This comes about or is made through internalizing the identities attached to someone by others through group discourse and communication, as well as through social norms, and the human desire to be social. It is al...