Lesson 2 - Sociological Perspective of the Self

Question 1

Sociology

Answer 1

study of society, human interactions, and processes that preserve and change them

Question 2

GEORGE HERBERT MEAD

Answer 2

THEORY OF SOCIAL SELF

self cannot be separated from society
all are social beings

Question 3

MEAD: Social Self

Answer 3

created through social interaction
started when we learn language

Question 4

social self emerges from?

Answer 4

social experience

Question 5

social experience involves?

Answer 5

communication (people create meaning)

Question 6

by taking the role of others; the self is?

Answer 6

reflective and reflexive

Question 7

stages of development of the self : Mead

Answer 7

preparatory - immitation/mimmicing
play - play roles
game - play organized games
generalized other - perspectives, expectations
dual nature of the self - ME (socializing self) AND I (spontaneous; concerned only about him/herself)

Question 8

CHARLES COOLEY

Answer 8

LOOKING GLASS THEORY
sense of self depends on seeing one’s self reflected in interactions with others

Question 9

LOOKING GLASS

Answer 9

self develops through others evaluation and appraisal

Question 10

ERVING GOFFMAN

Answer 10

self is compared to a theatre

Question 11

Interaction order

Answer 11

what do we do in the immediate presence of others

Question 12

dramaturgy

Answer 12

how individuals take on roles and act them out to present favorable impressions to their audience

Question 13

frontstage in dramaturgy

Answer 13

behavior depends on when and where they are

Question 14

backstage in dramaturgy

Answer 14

free from expectations and norms

Question 15

agents of socialization

Answer 15

family
school
peers
media
religion