LESSON 3 Flashcards
SOCIOLOGY derived from the Latin word
socius
means companion and the Greek word logos
means study of, meaning “the study of
companionship” .
is concerned with the study of human
social behavior and the influence of society upon
this behavior.
Sociology
refers to a group of people
who live in a definable community and
share the same culture.
Society
“THE SELF IS NOT PRESENT AT
BIRTH, RATHER, IT DEVELOPS
WHILE GROWING THROUGH
SOCIAL EXPERIENCES”
GEORGE MEAD
THE SELF AS A PRODUCT OF
SOCIAL INTERACTIONThe
•The self is not present at birth. It develops only
with social experience wherein language,
gestures, and objects are used to
communicate meaningfully.
■ The sociological perspective of the self is
based on the assumption that human behavior
is influenced by group life.
■ A particular view of oneself is formed through
interactions with other people, groups, or
social institutions.
■ American Sociologist
■ Founder of Symbolic Interactionism
Theory.
■ He introduces the looking-glass self.
■ He believed that it is through these
interactions that one begins to develop
an idea of who they are; therefore, the
self is a product of our social interactions
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY
He developed his theory of how
people’s sense of self develops
through social interactions, and
argued that people develop a
sense of self by interpreting the
reactions of others to them.
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY
Describes the development of one’s
self and identity through interactions
with others.
Looking glass self
describes the
process wherein individuals base their
sense of self on how they believe
others view them.
Looking glass self
He introduces the THEORY OF THE
SOCIAL SELF, it explained that the
self has two divisions: the “I” and
the “me”.
GEORGE HERBERT MEAD
refers to how we
perceive ourselves in relation to
others.
Social Self
Is in a sense that phase of the self that represents the past.
ME
It can be considered the present and future phase of the self
I
According to Mead, three activities develop the self
: language, play, and games.
develops self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures, words, and sounds.
Language
