Lesson 2 - Sociological Perspective of the Self Flashcards
It is a study of society, patterns of social relationships,
social relationships, social interaction and culture of
everyday life.
Sociology
From a sociological perspective, human beings CANNOT form a
self or personal identity WITHOUT
intense social contact with
others
“THE SOCIAL SELF”
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
The SELF is a social Entity.
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
The Self is created through social interaction.
Started in childhood with children beginning to
develop a sense of self at about them at the same
time they began to learn the language.
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
The self emerges from social experience. It is not
part of the body, and it does not exist at birth.
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
Social experience involves communication and the
exchange of symbols where people create
meaning.
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
To understand intention, you must imagine the
situation from another person’s points of view. By
taking the roles of the others: the self is
reflective and reflexive
GEORGE
HERBERT MEAD
Stages of Development of
SELF
- Preparation Stage
- Play Stage
- Game Stage
imitate/mimic actions from
the people around
Preparation Stage
ROLE PLAYING is the most
important aspect. Start to pretend to be
other people
Play Stage
Grasping not only their own social
positions but also those of others around them.
Understanding of GENERALIZED OTHERS.
Game Stage
perspectives and
expectations of a network of others (or
society in general) that a child learns and
then considers when shaping his/her own
behavior.
Generalized OTHERS
I (SUBJECT, THE UNIQUE SELF FREE
FROM EXPECTATIONS)
ME (OBJECT, THE SELF BASED ON
EXPECTATIONS OF SOCIETY)
DUAL NATURE OF SELF
The Looking Glass Self
CHARLES COOLEY
Refers to the notion that the self develops
through our perceptions of others
evaluation and appraisal of us
The Looking Glass Self - Charles Cooley
The image people have of themselves
based on how they believe others perceive
them.
CHARLES COOLEY
Favorable eval.
POSITIVE self concept
Negative eval.
NEGATIVE self concept
“Constructing situations and drama”
ERVING GOFFMAN
Social life seems theatrical. Presentation of the
self in everyday life.
ERVING GOFFMAN
He believed that meaning is constructed
through interaction.
ERVING GOFFMAN
what we do in
immediate presence of others.
INTERACTION ORDER
the concepts focuses on how
individuals take on roles and act them out to
present a favorable impression to their audience
DRAMATURGY
people are concerned with
controlling how others view them
impression management
Components of Impression management
- Frontstage
- Backstage
depends on where they are and the time
of the day
Frontstage
free of expectations and norms that dictate
front stage behavior
Backstage
