The Idea of Personal Versus Social Identity 1. Briefly discuss the self and self-knowledge, including the idea of personal
versus social identity.
Also, define self-esteem and perspectives on self-esteem
presented in your text (such as whether high self-esteem is always
beneficial, gender differences in self-esteem, and self-evaluations).
2. What are self-serving biases, and what is unrealistic optimism? Explain these
topics, providing examples to clarify. Although identity has deeps roots in social psychology, sociology, bridges between them (e.g., symbolic interactionism), and related disciplines, the explicit distinction between personal and social identity, within social psychology at least, can be traced to J. C
