Lesson 2: Sociological Perspective of the Self Part 1 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.
✓We may not be conscious about our characteristics .
Sociology
Who are the 3 sociologist
- George Herbert Mead
- Charles Cooley
- Erving Goffman
Who is the sociologist of “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
What are the stages of development of self
- Preparation stage: imitate/mimic actions from the people around
- Play Stage: ROLE PLAYING is the most important aspect. Start to pretend to be other people.
- Game Stage: Grasping not only their own social positions but also those of others around them. Understanding of GENERALIZED OTHERS.
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
What are the dual nature of self
I and Me
What does I mean in the dual nature of self
SUBJECT, THE UNIQUE SELF FREE FROM EXPECTATIONS
What does me mean in the dual nature of self
OBJECT, THE SELF BASED ON EXPECTATIONS OF SOCIETY
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
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
Goffman argues that people are concerned with controlling how others view them, a process called
impression management
What are the components of impression management
Frontstage: depends on where they are and the time of the day
Backstage: free of expectations and norms that dictate front stage behavior
The self is a social construction
dependent on the situation
