Lesson 2 Flashcards
he wrote and published many articles and book reviews but did not publish any book. It was his students who put together his writings
GEORGE HERBERT MEAD
is the approach used to describe the power of the environment in shaping human behaviour
Social Behaviourism
the 3 stages
- The Preparatory stage
- The Play stage
- The Game stage
does not exist at birth, it develops over time. Its development is dependent on social interaction and experience
PREPARATORY STAGE
Imitation
role play and pretend to be other people
Play stage
the child now begins to see not only his perspective, but others as well
GAME STAGE
- the person realizes that people in society have cultural norms, beliefs and values which are incorporated into each self.
- behaviour of the person when he sees other people in the course of his actions
Generalized other
when the person initiates a social action, the self, functions as a subject
I Self
when the person takes the role of the other, the self, functions as an object
Me Self
- made use of the sociopsychological approach to understanding how societies work.
- Discussed the formation of the self through interaction (Human Nature and the Social Order, 1902)
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY
- the process of developing a self has three phases
- self that is a product of social interaction
Looking-glass self
Known for his role in the development of Modern American Sociology
ERVING GOFFMAN
The process of altering how the person presents himself to others.
Impression management