Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Which of the following represents social identity?

Options:

An individual's personal qualities and characteristics

The totality of an individual's conscious experiences, ideas, thoughts, and feelings

The description of a person's potentialities or capabilities

The aspects that link a person to a social or cultural group

Correct Answer:

The aspects that link a person to a social or cultural group

Explanation:

Social identity refers to those aspects of a person that link her/him to a social or cultural group or are derived from it. When someone says that s/he is a Hindu or a Muslim, a Brahmin or an adivasi or a North Indian or a South Indian, or something like these, s/he is trying to indicate her/his social identity. These descriptions characterise the way people mentally represent themselves as a person