Myra is from Mexico but is now a U. S. citizen. She speaks both Spanish and English, but speaks only English in public because she imagines people will think she is an undocumented immigrant if she speaks in Spanish. What would symbolic interactionists call Mayra's assessment of how others see her?

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Celeste Blackwell

24 June, 14:59

Myra is from Mexico but is now a U. S. citizen. She speaks both Spanish and English, but speaks only English in public because she imagines people will think she is an undocumented immigrant if she speaks in Spanish. What would symbolic interactionists call Mayra's assessment of how others see her?

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Conor Tran · Answer 1

The correct answer is Self awareness

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Symbolic interactionists would call Mayra's assessment as self awareness because in sociological terms self awareness is described as an introspective ability to recognize or acknowledge oneself apart from the external factors such as the environment surrounding the individual as well as other individuals, while being self-conscious of one's environment, body and lifestyle, therefore we can clearly see that in Myra's case she's understanding her position apart the others (regarding the aspects mentioned above) because she knows others will judge and think of her as an undocumented immigrant if she speaks spanish.