Identity Development Flashcards

1
Q

Who developed the theory of the “looking glass self?”

A

Charles Cooley

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2
Q

Who made distinctions between “I” and “me?”

A

George Herbert Mead

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3
Q

What are the main differences between the “I” and the “me?”

A

“Me” = the social self
-this is formed through social interactions where the Me learns what is appropriate (they learn the scripts)

“I” = the private self
-this is our impulses, desires, spontaneity

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