LESSON 2 Flashcards
The Self from Sociological Perspective
“___________” coined by Isidore Auguste Comte
sociologie
“socius” and “logos” meaning
study of companion
a social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserved and change them
Sociology
- He was born on February 27, 1863 and died on April 26, 1931
- He graduated at Oberlin College
- He enrolled at Harvard University in 1887 taking up his MA in Philosophy
George Herbert Mead
Prominent in the field of social
psychology, sociology, philosophy, and pragmatism
George Herbert Mead
People develop their self-image
through interactions with people
Social Behaviorism
‘______’ is the dimension of personality that is made-up of the individual’s self-awareness and self-image
self
How you view yourself physically
Self-image
Your thoughts and feelings
Self-awareness
Mead’s Stages of Self Formation
- Preparatory Stage (birth - 2 y/o)
- Play stage (2 - 7 y/o)
- Game stage (8 - 9 y/o)
The ‘self’ is not present at birth but it develops over time through social interaction and social experience
Preparatory Stage (birth-2 y/o)
At this stage, children learn through the process of “_________”
imitation
Children will become familiar with symbols that people use in their interaction
Preparatory Stage (birth-2 y/o)
Skills at knowing and understanding the
symbols of communication is important for this constitutes the basis for socialization
Play stage (2-7 y/o)
Children start role-playing and taking on the role of significant people in their lives
Play Stage (2-7 y/o)
The ‘self’ is developing
Play stage (2-7 y/o)
Children learn their role in relation to others and how to take on the everyone
else in a game
Game Stage (8-9 y/o)
Children begin to become able to function in organized groups and most importantly, to determine what they will
do
Game Stage (8-9 y/o)
Existence of Self: NONE
Preparatory stage
Existence of Self is developing
Play stage
Existence of self is present
Game stage
Characteristic: Imitation
Preparatory Stage
Characteristic: Role-Taking
Play stage
Characteristic: Generalized other
Game stage
When the person initiates or
performs a social action, the self functions as a subject
“I” self
subjective = evaluate yourself
“I” self
When the person takes the role of the other, the self functions as an object
“Me” self
objective = others evaluate you
“Me” self
I will reward myself with cash
I self
The reward was given to me
Me self
- American Sociologist
- Sociopsychological Approach
- Earned his Doctorate at University of Michigan and became a sociology professor at the same university
Charles Horton Cooley
In his (CHARLES
HORTON COOLEY) written work __________________, he discussed the formation of the self through social interaction
Human Nature and the Social Order
A person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions and the perception of others
Looking-Glass Theory of Charles Horton Cooley
looking-glass theory develops in three phases:
- People imagine how they present themselves to others
- People imagine how other evaluate them
- People develop some sort of feeling about themselves as a result of those impressions
- Canadian-American Sociologist,
Social Psychologist and Writer - Deemed by others as the most
influential American Sociologist - 73rd President of the American
Sociological Association - Listed as sixth most-cited author in
the humanities and social sciences
Erving Goffman
People, at initial phase of social
interactions, tends to slant their
presentation of themselves to create preferred appearances and satisfy particular people (impression management)
The presentation of the self in everyday life
Goffman uses the imagery of a
theater/theatrical presentation in order to portray the nuances and significance of face-to-face social interaction
Dramaturgical Approach
